The Trump administration released its fiscal 2027 budget request Friday, asking Congress to increase spending on defense programs by 43% and decrease funding for non-defense accounts by 10%. The proposal kicks off what will be a monthslong process on Capitol Hill as lawmakers write the dozen annual government funding bills ahead of the Oct. 1 deadline. Congress rarely adheres to the…

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    16 hours ago

    Troops to be killed. Non military families without healthcare or welfare (many more likely die this way than in the illegal invasion), 90% of the country distressed by costs. A handful of people raking in the windfalls and giving each other ludicrous contracts

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      15 hours ago

      Dont forget all the AI contracts with the defense companies. Business is booming for the soulless capitalist America they democratically voted for.

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    17 hours ago

    Let’s see Dems roll over again. About tired of the one trick monoparty rotating villain mess.