Military-Tech Startups Vie for Billions as Hegseth Shakes Up Pentagon Spending
Venture-backed companies see an opening to take business from traditional defense contractors.
Keir Starmer’s Military Spending Boost Is Better Late Than Never
Winston Churchill joked that “Americans can always be trusted to do the right thing, once all other possibilities have been ...
Hey Elon: We Found a Place to Cut More Than $2 Trillion in Wasteful Spending
The bloated Department of Defense spends more money than any other government agency. So where is Elon Musk and DOGE?
Where things stand as Congress tries to avoid a partial government shutdown in two weeks
Meanwhile, her Republican counterpart outright dismissed Democratic efforts to include assurances in the legislation that ...
Italy says defence spending hikes should also aim to boost growth
Any increase in national defence spending should also be aimed at boosting economic growth, Italian Economy Minister ...
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Trump Walks Back Call to Cut Military Spending—Not Surprising, But a Huge Mistake
For a brief moment, President Donald Trump gave peace advocates a reason to be hopeful. After decades of unchecked and ...
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70,000 civilian workers targeted for Defense Department firings, Democrats warn
Democratic lawmakers are warning that the Defense Department is preparing to fire tens of thousands of civilian workers — ...
The Real Reason Trump Berated Zelensky
Vance, and Volodymyr Zelensky—during which Trump finally shattered the American alliance with Ukraine—one was particularly ...
Former defense chiefs call for congressional hearings on Trump's firing of senior military leaders
Five former secretaries of defense are calling on Congress to hold immediate hearings on President Donald Trump's recent firings of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and several other senior ...
PolitiFact breaks down federal spending, house budget cuts under second Trump administration
PolitiFact's Lou Jacobson discusses the challenges faced by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in cutting $1 ...