House votes to adopt Department of War renaming in annual defense bill

The House passed a defense policy bill incorporating President Trump's $1.15 trillion national security spending request and renaming the Department of Defense as the Department of War. The bill includes service member pay raises, TRICARE restrictions on gender-related medical care, and eased firearm policies on military bases. The partisan 216-212 vote reflects Democratic opposition to Pentagon spending increases and social policy riders, while Republicans linked Trump's elections overhaul bill to the defense measure.