The White House released its 2027 budget request to Congress on Friday — with a $1.5 trillion request for the Department of War, upping defense spending by $445 billion from the previous year.
White House proposes 2027 budget with $1.5T for defense, $73B in spending cuts
Politics
April 03, 2026
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