Defense leaders ordered to find budget cuts to ‘align with the president’s priorities’
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Trump gave his department “clear marching orders: revive warrior ethos, rebuild our military and reestablish deterrence. We will refocus our core missions and
Hegseth wants Pentagon to cut 8% from defense budget for each of the next 5 years
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told the Pentagon to find $50 billion in programs to cut this year, to redirect funds to President Trump's priorities.
Hegseth orders $50 billion of defense budget redirected from Biden to Trump priorities
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the funds will be pulled from 'so-called "climate change" and other woke programs.'
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, with an exception for border security, according to a new memo obtained by CNN.
Cuts to staff, budget will boost military strength, Hegseth says
Hegseth promised to reinvest budget savings in other military programs and jettison civilian workers who are not living up to expectations.
Wedbush: Defense Budget Cuts Will Help, Not Hurt Palantir Stock
U.S. defense stocks opened in the red on Thursday, Feb. 20 following reports that President Donald Trump’s administration has ordered the Pentagon to lower its budget by 8% annually over the next five years.
Hegseth orders Defense Department to cut $50 billion from FY26 budget
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants to "refocus the Department on its core mission of deterring and winning wars," according to a Department of Defense statement.
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Republicans Advance Massive Defense Budget Boost as Pentagon Eyes 'Offsets'
A debate is brewing in Congress over the future of the defense budget as Republicans look to add up to $150 billion more to ...
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Senate advances $150B in added military spending as Hegseth looks to shuffle money in Pentagon budget
The Senate on Friday forged ahead with plans to give the military an additional $150 billion in spending even as the Pentagon ...
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 ...
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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.
Growth in Russian military spending outpaces all European countries combined: Think tank
The rate of growth for Russia’s military spending outpaced all other European countries combined in 2024 as its invasion of ...
Senate adopts budget framework for border, defense package
Senate Republicans finally pushed through their blueprint for the first phase of President Donald Trump's legislative agenda ...
Trump wants attack subs. The rest of the $50 billion Pentagon budget shuffle is a question mark for the Navy.
Pentagon leadership is talking about taking funds from legacy programs for Trump's priorities. Beyond attack subs, there's ...
Senate G.O.P. Passes Budget Resolution, and Punts on Tough Questions
Approval of the Republican budget plan left major questions about tax cuts and spending reduction for another day.