President Trump plans to request $961 billion for the Pentagon in fiscal year 2026 and $1 trillion for total national defense spending, which is being touted as a 13% increase, but a senior GOP senator says there is budget gimmickry at work. Though the $1 trillion announced today by the White House Office of Management and Budget looks historic, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker (R-MS) released a statement noting that OMB arrived at the figure by factoring in...
