Biden Signs Defense Bill Lifting Military Covid-Vaccine Mandate

President Joe Biden signed the annual defense policy bill that lifts the Pentagon’s Covid vaccine mandate for service members in a victory for Republican lawmakers who had sought to undo the requirement.

Biden signed the National Defense Authorization Act on Friday, according to the White House. The measure “provides vital benefits and enhances access to justice for military personnel and their families, and includes critical authorities to support our country’s national defense, foreign affairs, and homeland security,” Biden said in a written statement.

Although Biden said he supports much of the law, in his signing statement he disputed several sections ...