Budget
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BudgetCoast Guard Pulled National Security Cutter From Planned Pacific Patrol To Support Border Surge
To help it meet President Trump’s directive for the U.S. government to achieve operational control of the southern border, the acting Coast Guard Commandant said he changed plans for one […]
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ColumnMcConnell: Trump Admin’s Defense Budget Outline ‘Fails’ To Meet Required Investment
Top Senate defense appropriator Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Tuesday the Trump administration’s defense budget outline, which factors in planned reconciliation spending to achieve a $1 trillion topline, “fails” to meet […]
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BudgetGOP Lawmakers Knock White House’s Use Of Reconciliation To Reach $1 Trillion Defense Request
The Trump administration’s outline for a $1 trillion defense budget for fiscal year 2026 received swift pushback from senior Republican lawmakers for the decision to include anticipated reconciliation funds to […]
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BudgetAdministration’s ‘Skinny Budget’ Request For DHS Relies On Reconciliation For Boost
The Trump administration last Friday released the broad outlines of its fiscal year 2026 funding budget request, proposing a 65 percent increase for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that […]
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BudgetHouse Transportation Panel Approves $22 Billion In New Coast Guard Funds
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Wednesday approved its portion of a Republican reconciliation bill that includes more than $22 billion in funding for the Coast Guard, most of […]
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BudgetHouse T&I Committee Proposes $15 Billion For Coast Guard Shipbuilding
The House committee that oversees policies for the Coast Guard is recommending $15 billion be added to the service’s account for acquiring ships and vessels, including more than $8 billion […]
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Navy/USMCLawmakers Recommend $33.7 Billion For Shipbuilding, Naval Industrial Base Boost In Reconciliation Bill
The Republican heads of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees recommended the reconciliation bill include $33.7 billion in naval shipbuilding and industrial base funding through 2029. The committees’ joint […]
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BudgetHouse Panel Recommends $67 Billion In Reconciliation For DHS; Mostly For Border Wall
The House Homeland Security Committee on Sunday recommended nearly $47 billion as part of a special funding bill that will be put toward building out more physical barriers and related […]
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Navy/USMCNavy May Look To Retire Cruisers Under Budgetary Pressure
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The Navy may consider retiring early or winding down Ticonderoga-class cruisers as the service faces budget pressure under a full-year continuing resolution (CR) and the continuing […]
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BudgetTrump, Hegseth Announce Plan For $1 Trillion Defense Budget Request
President Trump said Monday his administration’s forthcoming defense budget proposal will have a topline of around $1 trillion, a record first for the Pentagon. “We have great things happening with […]
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