SAN DIEGO -- The Trump administration is expected to amend the Pentagon's fiscal year 2026 budget request before it is submitted to Congress, likely increasing both topline spending levels and funding for shipbuilding programs, a House member and Navy official said today. Speaking during the West 2025 conference, House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee Ranking Member Joe Courtney (D-CT) said the expectation in Congress is the new administration will “put its stamp on” the request. “I think that’s...
