Following the Senate’s lead last month, House lawmakers on Tuesday advanced a continuing resolution that extends government funding to Dec. 11. As Breaking Defense’s Valerie Insinna reports, the resolution ensures current weapons programs can be funded at fiscal 2026 levels, and it prevents a situation where civilians are furloughed and troops work without pay.
In this episode of the Congressional Round Up, Breaking Defense Editor-in-Chief Aaron Mehta unpacks additional implications for the US military, including potential automatic cuts to reconciliation funds if certain money isn’t spent by October.