Trump reportedly told the Pentagon to increase the defense budget to $750 billion after saying he would cut spending by 5%

Higher defense spending to propel these stocks and ETFs. President Trump has finally signed the $717-billion 2019 defense spending bill into law — the largest allotted to U.S. defense. Pentagon’s base budget holds $616.9 b.....»»

Sanders, head of the Senate Budget Committee, criticized the $753 billion proposal, saying we must examine "waste and fraud" at the Pentagon. Sen. Bernie Sanders said he has "serious concerns" about the Biden administration'.....»»

President Donald Trump vetoed the annual defense policy bill on Wednesday, which authorizes more than $740 billion in spending and outlines Pentagon policy, according to The Associated Press. read more.....»»

The White House proposal would increase NASA spending from about $19 billion when Trump came into office to $28.6 billion by fiscal 2023......»»

President Donald Trump's $4.7 trillion budget request proposes steep cuts to domestic spending, a funding boost for the Pentagon and $8.6 billion for his signature border wall with Mexico......»»

Even if the Pentagon budget were cut in half, the United States would still outspend China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea combined......»»

President Donald Trump told NATO leaders that they should double their defense spending from the current target by 2024 of 2% of GDP to 4%, according .....»»

The president tweeted the criticism months after signing a bill to increase military spending. President Donald Trump blas.....»»

NATO states have agreed to increase their defense spending by $100 billion over two years after President Trump went on a fiery tirade last July - calling on .....»»

The Biden White House takes the wraps off its fiscal 2022 discretionary spending proposal, with the budget outline calling for a new health agency as well as a 16% increase in non-defense outlays......»»

The Biden White House takes the wraps off its fiscal 2022 discretionary spending proposal, with the budget outline calling for a new health agency as well as a 16% increase in non-defense outlays......»»

"I didn't want their promotions derailed," Trump's former defense secretary said of the nominations for the two women. Flanked by then-Secretary of Defense Mark Esper (L) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs .....»»

The Pentagon gets a big budget every year, and now there's one less person to track how it spends that money. Lisa Hershman, then deputy chief management offic.....»»

John Bolton called Trump's veto of the $741 billion defense-spending bill "pointless." Congress is preparing to .....»»

John Bolton called Trump's veto of the $741 billion defense spending bill "pointles.....»»

AP An EU judge has .....»»

Kevin Lamarque/Reuters The Trump administration is reportedly planning to divert another $3.8 billion in military spending meant for the National Guard and programs like the F-35 fighter to fund a border wall. The additional $3.8 billion .....»»

Amazon.com Inc. has asked a federal court for permission to depose President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Mark Esper for their roles in the award of a controversial $10 billion cloud-computing contract, according to a filing unsealed Monday......»»

President Donald Trump’s $4.8 trillion budget for the upcoming fiscal year proposes billions more in funding for defense and a U.S. mission to Mars, but would bring steep cuts to social programs despite almost $1 trillion in deficit spending......»»

Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposed 2020-21 budget unveiled a $36.056 billion spending plan for the general fund that would be up about 4 percent, or $1.46 billion, over the 2019-20 $34.595 billion budget. Among the things that would increase would be K-1.....»»