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White House eyes 8% cut to defense budget to boost Trump priorities
The move could reduce defense spending projections by hundreds of billions of dollars over the next five years.
Defense secretary orders military to prepare for major budget cuts
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the military to prepare plans to make drastic budget cuts over the next five years ...
Pentagon orders budget revamp to reinvest $50 billion into Trump defense priorities
The Pentagon said on Wednesday it was directing military leaders to draw up a list of potential cuts totaling about $50 ...
Pete Hegseth orders senior leaders to cut 8% from Defense budget
Defense Secretary Peter Hegseth has ordered senior military and civilian Pentagon officials to cut 8% from the defense budget ...
Where US adults think the government is spending too much, according to new poll
On both sides of the political aisle, very few U.S. adults think the country is spending too much on Social Security and ...
Palantir stock sinks after report Trump administration is eyeing large defense budget cuts
Palantir stock fell more than 5% Thursday, adding to its 10% drop the prior day, following a report the Trump administration ...
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Spicer: China must ‘significantly de-escalate’ before US can consider reducing military budget
Speaking from the White House on Thursday, Trump suggested the U.S. could cut its defense budget in half sometime in the ...
Pete Hegseth orders defense leadership to draw up plans for huge budget cuts as DOGE enters the Pentagon: report
Hegseth, 44, demanded a proposal that would include annual 8% cuts to the Pentagon’s roughly $850 billion budget, according ...
Meaningful Pentagon Cuts Will Require Rethinking What 'Defense' Means
If Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is serious about reducing military spending, he will need to embrace a narrower ...