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Trump Administration Tells Pentagon To Slash Budget
The Trump administration has ordered senior US military leaders to plan for expansive cuts that could slash the defense budget by eight percent annually, or some $290 billion within the next five years, US media reported Wednesday.
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US Lawmakers Approve $740 Billion Pentagon Budget By Veto-Proof Majority
The US House of Representatives approved the Pentagon budget bill Tuesday by an overwhelming majority, defying President Donald Trump's threat to veto the measure.
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Trump Threatens To Veto $740 Billion Pentagon Budget For 2021
US President Donald Trump threatened Tuesday to veto a Pentagon budget bill, as the House prepared to vote on the spending blueprint that has strong support from both parties.
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China's Defence Budget Increased 850% Over 20 Years: Pentagon Official
China's defense budget has grown 850 per cent in the last 20 years from $20 billion to $170 billion in 2018, a top Pentagon official told lawmakers on Thursday.
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US House Democrats Subpoena Pentagon Documents In Impeachment Inquiry
Congressional Democrats slapped subpoenas Monday on the Pentagon and White House budget office as part of their advancing impeachment probe, demanding documents tied to President Donald Trump's withholding of military aid to Ukraine.
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Pentagon Frees $3.6 Billion To Build Trump's Wall On Mexican Border
The US Defense Department said Tuesday it was freeing up $3.6 billion in funds budgeted for other projects to build a wall on the Mexican border as ordered by President Donald Trump.
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Donald Trump Reaches Out To Pentagon Over Border Wall Funding
US President Donald Trump talked with his defense secretary on Thursday to discuss how the military budget might fund the construction of a wall on the Mexican frontier.
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China Coercing Neighbours To Reorder Indo-Pacific Region: Pentagon
China is coercing its neighbours to reorder the Indo-Pacific region, the Pentagon told Congress in its annual budget proposals for the fiscal 2019, beginning October 1 this year.
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US Pentagon Chief 'Shocked' By US Military Readiness, Warns On North Korea
On Monday the US pentagon chief Jim Mattis communicated his disappointment with the state of the US military's readiness, blaming legal budget caps and the grind of 16 years of constant year.
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Where Donald Trump Wants The Pentagon To Spend Its Extra Billions
US President Donald Trump's 2018 budget outline includes an almost 10 per cent hike in defense spending, which already surpasses that of the next seven countries combined.
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Donald Trump Seeks 'Historic Increase' In US Defense Spending, Cuts Elsewhere
US President Donald Trump said on Monday he is seeking a "historic increase" in military spending to be funded by cuts elsewhere in government.
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Pentagon Buried Study That Found $125 Billion In Wasteful Spending: Report
A Defense Department study that proposed cutting $125 billion in administrative waste from the Pentagon budget was buried amid concerns the findings would give Congress an excuse to further slash defense spending, the Washington Post reported on Monday.
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Pentagon Chief Pledges $1 Billion Boost For US Air Force Training
The Pentagon's fiscal 2017 budget will propose a $1 billion boost in spending on advanced training for the US Air Force over the next five years, US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Thursday.
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Pentagon Reshaping Spending Amid Changing Security Environment: US Defense Chief
Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Tuesday the Pentagon would seek a $582.7 billion defense budget next year and reshape its spending priorities to reflect a new strategic environment marked by Russian assertiveness and the rise of ISIS.
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US Budget Plan Includes Over $13 Billion For New Submarine: Sources
The Pentagon's next five-year budget proposal seeks over $13 billion in funding for a new submarine to carry nuclear ballistic missiles, plus orders for more Boeing Co and Lockheed Martin Corp fighter jets, according to sources familiar with the plans.
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Trump Administration Tells Pentagon To Slash Budget
The Trump administration has ordered senior US military leaders to plan for expansive cuts that could slash the defense budget by eight percent annually, or some $290 billion within the next five years, US media reported Wednesday.
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US Lawmakers Approve $740 Billion Pentagon Budget By Veto-Proof Majority
The US House of Representatives approved the Pentagon budget bill Tuesday by an overwhelming majority, defying President Donald Trump's threat to veto the measure.
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Trump Threatens To Veto $740 Billion Pentagon Budget For 2021
US President Donald Trump threatened Tuesday to veto a Pentagon budget bill, as the House prepared to vote on the spending blueprint that has strong support from both parties.
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China's Defence Budget Increased 850% Over 20 Years: Pentagon Official
China's defense budget has grown 850 per cent in the last 20 years from $20 billion to $170 billion in 2018, a top Pentagon official told lawmakers on Thursday.
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US House Democrats Subpoena Pentagon Documents In Impeachment Inquiry
Congressional Democrats slapped subpoenas Monday on the Pentagon and White House budget office as part of their advancing impeachment probe, demanding documents tied to President Donald Trump's withholding of military aid to Ukraine.
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Pentagon Frees $3.6 Billion To Build Trump's Wall On Mexican Border
The US Defense Department said Tuesday it was freeing up $3.6 billion in funds budgeted for other projects to build a wall on the Mexican border as ordered by President Donald Trump.
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Donald Trump Reaches Out To Pentagon Over Border Wall Funding
US President Donald Trump talked with his defense secretary on Thursday to discuss how the military budget might fund the construction of a wall on the Mexican frontier.
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China Coercing Neighbours To Reorder Indo-Pacific Region: Pentagon
China is coercing its neighbours to reorder the Indo-Pacific region, the Pentagon told Congress in its annual budget proposals for the fiscal 2019, beginning October 1 this year.
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US Pentagon Chief 'Shocked' By US Military Readiness, Warns On North Korea
On Monday the US pentagon chief Jim Mattis communicated his disappointment with the state of the US military's readiness, blaming legal budget caps and the grind of 16 years of constant year.
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Where Donald Trump Wants The Pentagon To Spend Its Extra Billions
US President Donald Trump's 2018 budget outline includes an almost 10 per cent hike in defense spending, which already surpasses that of the next seven countries combined.
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Donald Trump Seeks 'Historic Increase' In US Defense Spending, Cuts Elsewhere
US President Donald Trump said on Monday he is seeking a "historic increase" in military spending to be funded by cuts elsewhere in government.
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Pentagon Buried Study That Found $125 Billion In Wasteful Spending: Report
A Defense Department study that proposed cutting $125 billion in administrative waste from the Pentagon budget was buried amid concerns the findings would give Congress an excuse to further slash defense spending, the Washington Post reported on Monday.
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Pentagon Chief Pledges $1 Billion Boost For US Air Force Training
The Pentagon's fiscal 2017 budget will propose a $1 billion boost in spending on advanced training for the US Air Force over the next five years, US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Thursday.
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Pentagon Reshaping Spending Amid Changing Security Environment: US Defense Chief
Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Tuesday the Pentagon would seek a $582.7 billion defense budget next year and reshape its spending priorities to reflect a new strategic environment marked by Russian assertiveness and the rise of ISIS.
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US Budget Plan Includes Over $13 Billion For New Submarine: Sources
The Pentagon's next five-year budget proposal seeks over $13 billion in funding for a new submarine to carry nuclear ballistic missiles, plus orders for more Boeing Co and Lockheed Martin Corp fighter jets, according to sources familiar with the plans.
