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PoliticsA $20B battleship the U.S. abandoned after WWII is back in Trump’s $1.5T defense budget. Experts say modern missiles will easily destroy it
By Jake AngeloMay 3, 2026
EconomyThe national debt fix would cost $827 billion—roughly what America spends on its entire military, economists warn
By Jake AngeloApril 29, 2026
PoliticsThe U.S. military may have already used up half of its most expensive missiles, and it could take up to 4 years to rebuild its stockpiles
By Sasha RogelbergApril 24, 2026
Politics‘I am certain’: Harvard policy expert warns the true cost of the Iran war to U.S. taxpayers will exceed $1 trillion
By Sasha RogelbergApril 15, 2026
PoliticsTrump is seeking the biggest defense budget surge in 75 years as the Pentagon stays committed to ‘exquisite’ weapons
By Jason MaApril 6, 2026
MagazineWelcome to Barrow: The nuclear submarine-making U.K. town seeking resurrection from a military spending boom
By Ryan HoggMay 23, 2025
PoliticsHegseth orders military to shed 20% of its 4-star officers as part of deep Defense Department cuts
By Tara Copp and The Associated PressMay 6, 2025
FinanceDefense Secretary Hegseth tells Pentagon to cut 8% of its 2026 budget to fund Trump priorities
By Tara Copp and The Associated PressFebruary 20, 2025
Politics‘Elon Musk is right,’ Bernie Sanders admits, agreeing the defense budget needs to be cut because the Pentagon has ‘lost track of billions’
By Sydney LakeDecember 2, 2024
PoliticsPalantir’s CEO backs Harris and says that cofounder Peter Thiel’s support of Trump made it harder to get things done
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezAugust 19, 2024
TechAirbus CEO blames global trade wars on the U.S. rather than China, citing old subsidy spat with Boeing
By Ryan HoggJune 3, 2024
LeadershipJamie Dimon, who said the $34 trillion national debt was pushing U.S. off a ‘cliff,’ insists it’s ’vital’ to boost military spending
By Sunny NagpaulApril 8, 2024
EnergyNancy Pelosi says the ‘climate crisis is a national security matter’ to defend Pentagon budget increase
By Sophie MellorNovember 9, 2021
By Renae ReintsDecember 3, 2018
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