House takes up must-pass defense policy bill

Plus: Members will consider stricter penalties for undocumented immigrants who illegally reenter the U.S. and a Senate subcommittee hearing on claims Meta buried child safety research.

As the House considers the annual defense policy bill this week, lawmakers are weighing how to set guardrails for U.S. military posture abroad amid the unpredictability of President Donald Trump’s second-term foreign policy. Photo by Brian Snyder/Reuters

The Main Event

While congressional leaders resume work this week on a path to avoid a government shutd…