The House passed a $1.1 trillion defense bill with Section 219, which would partly merge the Israeli military with the US military — a win for Netanyahu and bad news for critics who call it a foreign entanglement Americans never asked for.

• The House kept Section 219 in the National Defense Authorization Act, letting parts of the Israeli Defense Forces integrate with the US military.
• The Senate stripped its version of the same provision, so the two chambers must now negotiate a final bill — it is not law yet.
• Most Republicans backed it; seven broke ranks. Most Democrats opposed it, but six crossed over, including Henry Cuellar and Jared Golden.
• The bill funds a Pentagon that has failed every audit, fueling the argument that both parties serve the same interests.

Outlook: The fight moves to the Senate, where the final NDAA will be hashed out and Section 219's fate decided.