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The largest defence budget request in U.S. history, coming in at almost $500 billion more than 2026, would see accelerated procurement of key platforms and increased funding for headline projects like ...

In a congressional hearing, I essentially told lawmakers that buying fewer weapons systems could actually strengthen the ...

WASHINGTON, April 3 (Reuters) - (This April 3 story has been refiled to add the dropped word 'departmental' in paragraph 10) Sign up here. The 2027 budget request comes as the president faces risky ...

(Bloomberg) -- Tariff revenue helped shrink the US budget deficit by 17% in the first four months of the fiscal year, showcasing one of the stakes for the administration as the Supreme Court weighs ...

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War costs rise as the deficit deepens. Fiscal gauges flash pandemic‑era stress. No credible deficit plan from Washington yet. The US budget deficit was already on shaky ground before the Iran war, and ...

One look at the US budget proposals for 2026 would make a grade school teacher wince. It’s a mess in every possible way. Defense is the big winner; everything else is cut back hard. “An 83.7% cut to ...

The U.S. national debt is the accumulation of money borrowed to cover the national deficit over time. The highest level of ...