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A $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
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Economy
The national debt fix would cost $827 billion—roughly what America spends on its entire military, economists warn
By Jake AngeloApril 29, 2026
Pete Hegseth stands behind a podium, pointing with one hand and furrowing his brow.
Politics
The 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
Pete Hegseth speaks with both hands in the air as Donald Trump looks on in the background.
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
Trump is seeking the biggest defense budget surge in 75 years as the Pentagon stays committed to ‘exquisite’ weapons
Politics
Trump is seeking the biggest defense budget surge in 75 years as the Pentagon stays committed to ‘exquisite’ weapons
By Jason MaApril 6, 2026
Welcome to Barrow: The nuclear submarine-making U.K. town seeking resurrection from a military spending boom
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Welcome to Barrow: The nuclear submarine-making U.K. town seeking resurrection from a military spending boom
By Ryan HoggMay 23, 2025
Hegseth orders military to shed 20% of its 4-star officers as part of deep Defense Department cuts
Politics
Hegseth 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
Defense Secretary Hegseth tells Pentagon to cut 8% of its 2026 budget to fund Trump priorities
Finance
Defense Secretary Hegseth tells Pentagon to cut 8% of its 2026 budget to fund Trump priorities
By Tara Copp and The Associated PressFebruary 20, 2025
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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
Palantir’s CEO backs Harris and says that cofounder Peter Thiel’s support of Trump made it harder to get things done
Politics
Palantir’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
Airbus general director Guillaume Faury delivers a speech during an agreement signing cerenomy with Rolls Royce and Turkish Airlines.
Tech
Airbus CEO blames global trade wars on the U.S. rather than China, citing old subsidy spat with Boeing
By Ryan HoggJune 3, 2024
JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon at the UK Global Investment Summit at Hampton Court Palace in London, UK, on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023.
Leadership
Jamie 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
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Energy
Nancy Pelosi says the ‘climate crisis is a national security matter’ to defend Pentagon budget increase
By Sophie MellorNovember 9, 2021
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Leadership
Trump Calls U.S. Defense Spending “Crazy” in Apparent Change of Heart on Military Budget
By Renae ReintsDecember 3, 2018
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Commentary
I Used to Direct the Missile Defense Agency. America Needs New Weapons
By Henry Obering III and Bethany CiancioloJuly 5, 2018
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