Biden Signs $770 Billion Defense Bill
We ran the numbers: There are 1260 news articles covering this topic. 20% (353) are left leaning, 41% (721) are center, and 39% (694) are right leaning.
U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2022, which authorizes $770 billion in defense spending. While left-leaning articles highlight that Biden’s nearly $770 billion defense bill was $24 billion more than he had requested, right-leaning articles highlight that Biden took issue with ongoing restrictions on his ability to move detainees from Guantánamo Bay in the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act.
A left-leaning article by The New York Times highlights that Biden’s nearly $770 billion defense bill was $24 billion more than he had requested. Lawmakers increased spending in almost every part of the military.
Reuters published a centrist article reporting that earlier this month, the Senate and the House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly for the defense bill. The NDAA is closely watched by a number of industry and other interests because it is one of the only major pieces of legislation that becomes law every year.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that Biden took issue with ongoing restrictions on his ability to move detainees from Guantánamo Bay in the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act. This year's massive $770 billion defense bill will keep those restrictions in place.