Only a few Democrats broke ranks to support the House's spending plan for Defense Department operations in fiscal 2026.

New research shows that even with modest reductions in military funding, the United States would keep a whole lot of carbon ...

U.S. President Donald Trump's Big Beautiful Bill provided U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement with unprecedented levels ...

If approved, 2026 will be the first year in history when military spending tops $1 trillion in the United States—or any other country, for that matter.

Trump's new bill boosts ICE's budget to $30 billion annually, while the FBI faces a $545 million cut to $10.1 billion.

News NATO leaders agree to hike military spending, recommit to collective defense The 32 leaders endorsed a final summit statement saying: “Allies commit to invest 5% of GDP annually on core ...

The United States leads the world in annual spending—$997 billion in 2024, according to SIPRI, more than three times the amount spent by second-place China with $314 billion.

The United States remained the dominant military power with spending of $997 billion—accounting for 37 percent of the global total and 66 percent of NATO 's collective $1.506 trillion expenditure.

The United States remains by far the world’s biggest military spender – almost a trillion dollars in 2024, the report said.

Veterans and others are questioning the lack of civilian oversight of the military, as Congress continues to approve military spending without considering the consequences, allowing the military ...

But that’s still in the neighborhood of just 60% of the United States' military spending. Russia, mired in an ongoing war with Ukraine, spent a record $148.9 billion on its military in 2024—a ...