US House passes bill to bolster Europe’s defence, in apparent rebuke to Trump’s foreign policy strategy

The 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) carries $8bn more than the funding Trump requested in May

The US House has approved a sweeping defence bill that bolsters Europe's security, in what appears to be sharp rebuke to Donald Trump's mounting threats to downgrade Washington's ties to traditional allies and Nato.

The bipartisan vote came just days after the publication of a White House national security strategy that said Europe faced civilisational erasure" and made explicit Washington's support for Europe's nationalist far-right parties - rattling EU leaders and opening up a seismic shift in transatlantic relations.