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US Capitol defense budget
QiOSK

Big, Beautiful trillion dollar war budget!

House passes key policy bill, which could lead to historic defense spending, and for what?

Pete Hegseth
Military Industrial Complex

Hegseth orders 8% cut to Pentagon budget. Not so fast.

The devil is always in the details. The secretary should be convinced to slash the waste in the military for real.

Donald Trump
QiOSK

Trump doubles down on wasteful American Iron Dome

Recreating the project on American soil would be hugely expensive and largely pointless

Senators want to infect other agencies with 'unfunded' wish lists
Washington Politics

Senators want to infect other agencies with 'unfunded' wish lists

Expanding a controversial budgeting practice that is already being abused to hike military spending is folly


The F-35 fighter will now cost more than $2 trillion
Military Industrial Complex

The F-35 fighter will now cost more than $2 trillion

The eye-popping price tag has not fixed the maintenance issues plaguing the program, a government watchdog says

The Pentagon keeps failing up — on your dime
Military Industrial Complex

The Pentagon keeps failing up — on your dime

A world-spanning grand strategy keeps weapons contractors rich while making Americans less safe