US service members will receive a 3.8% pay raise starting January 2026, confirmed by President Trump’s defense policy bill.

U.S. service members will receive a 3.8% pay increase beginning Jan. 1 under the final version of the annual defense bill announced by the House and Senate on Sunday night. The proposed fiscal 2026 ...

WASHINGTON — A defense policy bill set for a vote in the House this week authorizes $901 billion in national security spending next year, including a 3.8% pay raise for troops and $400 million in ...

WASHINGTON -- The House voted Wednesday to pass a major defense bill that authorizes $900 billion in military programs, including a pay raise for troops and an overhaul of how the Department of ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House was headed toward a final vote Wednesday on a sweeping defense bill that authorizes $900 billion in military programs, including a pay raise for troops and an overhaul of ...

WASHINGTON – Just before lawmakers headed home for the holidays, they passed a 3.8% pay raise for all military service members. The wage increase, effective Jan. 1, 2026, was one of several key ...

Dec 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed a compromise version of the fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, a nearly $1 trillion bill setting policy for the Pentagon that ...