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Pentagon funding
Coverage of Pentagon funding in the Nexus archive.
Donald Trumpperson2House Budget Committeeorganization1Jodey Arringtonperson1JD Vanceperson1Brendan Boyleperson1farm assistancetopic1election securitytopic1Senate Republicansorganization1SAVE America Acttopic1John Thuneperson1Iran wartopic1Ken Paxtonperson1John Cornynperson1Pete Hegsethperson1Mike Johnsonperson1
- Republicans take first step to move $95B party-line package
House Republicans advanced a $95 billion budget resolution to fund Pentagon, farm programs, and election-related initiatives through a party-line reconciliation package. The plan lacks specified offsets for spending, drawing criticism from fiscal hawks and Democrats, who argue it allocates substantial funds to military and intelligence programs without cost-reduction measures.
- Capitol agenda: Trump faces GOP critics who want a reset
President Donald Trump meets with Senate Republicans to push for his stalled election security bill, the SAVE America Act, as GOP leaders acknowledge insufficient votes for passage. The discussion also addresses internal party divisions over the Iran war, military funding, and unifying the party ahead of elections.