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Defense Spending
Biden Asks Congress for a Record-Breaking $813 Billion in Military Spending
The military budget request is $100 billion more than was spent at the height of the Cold War, adjusted for inflation.
US Hawks Are Trying to Increase Military Budget — and Use Ukraine as Excuse
The military budget is at a record high, but that's not stopping some lawmakers from pushing for more.
Amid Russia’s War, Some US Hawks Are Calling for Trillion-Dollar Military Budget
The Pentagon budget is already so huge that returning to Cold War levels would mean reducing, not increasing spending.
After Pulling COVID Relief, House Passes Package With $782 Billion for Military
The military funding amounts to $29 billion more than Biden originally requested.
Ocasio-Cortez Slams Manchin for Opposing $3.5T Bill But Approving Defense Budget
Right-wing Democrats are set to approve double the amount for defense than the reconciliation bill would cost in a year.
Biden Administration Plans to Spend $109.8 Billion on Nuclear Submarines
A Columbia-class submarine is essentially an over $100 billion initiative to deliver 16,128 Hiroshimas.
Biden Is Going “Full Steam Ahead” on Trump’s Nuclear Weapons Spending Plans
Biden is continuing initiatives to expand the U.S. nuclear arsenal despite earlier criticism of Trump's policies.
Sanders Unveils Bill to Force Pentagon to Pass Audit, Citing “Fraud” and “Waste”
Despite receiving over half of the discretionary budget, the Pentagon hasn't passed a single audit in 30 years.
Increasing Pentagon Budget as US Pulls Out of Afghanistan Makes Little Sense
Fifty House Democrats signed a letter to President Biden in March urging a significantly reduced Pentagon budget.
More Military Influence and Spending Has Not and Will Not Make Us Safer
As the Biden years begin, it’s time to give some serious thought to how to demilitarize our democracy.