Pentagon Spending

The Guardian reports that the Trump administration requested an $87.6 billion supplemental funding package for the Pentagon, of which $67.1 billion is designated to ...

The Trump administration submitted a supplemental funding request to Congress totaling about $87.6 billion. Roughly $67 billion of the request is earmarked for the P...

The Guardian reports that U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth proposed a $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget request, which the article characterizes as roughly a 44% incr...

The NPR brief (published July 23, 2026) reports three items: the Trump administration signed a nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia; the article states th...

The U.S. House, controlled by Republicans, approved a package that includes more than $1 trillion in Pentagon funding and restrictions on stock trading by members; l...

Officials testified on Capitol Hill that the U.S. campaign involving Iran has incurred costs and requires additional funding. Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman ...

During congressional testimony, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the war with Iran has cost the United States $37.5 billion so far. Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chair...

This is an opinion column by Hugh Hewitt on Fox News. It describes Sen. Susan Collins (R‑Maine) as a senior, influential senator who chairs the Senate Appropriations...

Congress received an $87.9 billion supplemental funding request from the Pentagon to cover costs associated with the Iran war. The package allocates roughly $67 bill...

The Pentagon is expected to seek roughly $80 billion in supplemental funding from Congress to replenish munitions and cover costs tied to the U.S. war with Iran, a f...

The Pentagon estimated that the U.S. military operation against Iran has cost about $25 billion so far, testimony reported from Pentagon Comptroller Jay Hurst before...

Former Air Force intelligence officer David Grusch told lawmakers and the public that intelligence agencies have concealed "slush funds" worth billions of dollars pe...