POLITICSGUARDIAN US
The Hegseth budget: defense secretary’s $1.5tn ask reveals military-industrial chaos
US defense secretary Pete Hegseth proposed a 44% increase in the Pentagon budget, reaching second world war levels, while simultaneously ordering 8% annual cuts over five years, totaling $340m. The plan caused defense stocks to drop before disappearing. The article highlights tensions between defense spending and reductions to 'woke' programs.
Mentioned
Related Signal
Adjacent reporting
- Pete Hegseth faces questions over $87.6bn additional funding for Pentagon
- Pete Hegseth faces Congress over Pentagon's unprecedented $1.5 trillion budget as Democrats vow to block it
- Hegseth makes case for massive $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget proposal
- Watch: Pete Hegseth faces lawmakers' questions as he vies for $1.5 trillion defense budget
- Pete Hegseth faces Congress over Pentagon's unprecedented $1.5 trillion budget as Democrats vow to block it
- How Pete Hegseth is justifying the $1.5 trillion military funding request