President Donald Trump is proposing setting U.S. military spending at $1.5 trillion in 2027, citing “troubled and dangerous times.”
DOD is the only one of the government’s 24 major agencies never to pass.
Only a few Democrats broke ranks to support the House's spending plan for Defense Department operations in fiscal 2026.
Republicans approved plans for an 18% boost in total Veterans Affairs spending next year, but the measure is far from becoming law.
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