Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee Chairman Mitch McConnell (R-KY) today said he opposes the Trump administration's fiscal year 2026 defense spending request because of its reliance on a "budgetary sleight of hand" that masks a failure to pursue real and sustained growth in Pentagon buying power. “Nothing undermines the prospect of innovation and reform like anemic topline spending,” he said at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. At issue is the FY-26 “ skinny budget ” released by...
