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Budget math undercuts Bessent's deficit reduction pledge

(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump's next budget projects federal deficits running more than double Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's stated target through at least 2029 while also calling for a 42% increase in defense spending, a disconnect that drew questions Wednesday from Republican senators during a

Hegseth calls allied defense 'bad deal for taxpayers' in budget push

(The Center Square) – The Pentagon wants the largest nominal military budget in American history despite failing eight consecutive financial audits and continuing to face longstanding financial management challenges. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pressed the case Saturday at the Shangri-La Dialogue, an annual Asia-Pacific security summit in Singapore, urging

$1.1T Pentagon funding bill leaves room for White House spending spree

(The Center Square) – U.S. House lawmakers have unveiled the draft text of their $1.14 trillion annual defense bill, a must-pass bipartisan bill that fits into President Donald Trump’s plan to increase the Pentagon’s budget to historic levels. The House Armed Services Committee will mark up

Taxpayers fund factories Pentagon says contractors should build

(The Center Square) – The Pentagon is asking Congress to approve a new model that expects defense contractors to fund their own factory expansions, while simultaneously handing out $191 million in taxpayer-funded grants to expand those same factories. Since December 2024, the Pentagon has made nine investments totaling $191 million

Global military spending surges on insecurity: report

Global military spending surges on insecurity: report

Global military spending reached nearly $2.9 trillion in 2025, marking an 11th consecutive year of growth, researchers said Monday, as insecurity and rearmament fuelled defence budgets. The three top spenders -- the United States, China and Russia -- spent a combined total of $1.48 trillion, just over half of global

Trump's $1.5 trillion military budget: What taxpayers are getting

(The Center Square) – The Pentagon's top budget official said Tuesday that the agency's failure to pass eight consecutive audits shouldn't stop Congress from approving the largest military budget in American history, a $1.5 trillion request that represents a 42% increase over current spending.

Military spy budget surges 49%, details secret

(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump's Pentagon requested $50 billion from taxpayers on Tuesday for a budget so secret that the military will only say how much it costs. The Trump administration is requesting $50 billion for the Military Intelligence Program in fiscal year 2027, a nearly 49%