Biden seeks modest bump for record $895B defense budget

The Biden administration’s defense budget for fiscal 2025 is only a 1 percent increase from last year’s, a slowdown in spending that will prevent the Pentagon from quickly refilling weapons stocks gutted by the wars in Ukraine and Israel, according to documents released Monday. The $895.2 billion proposal, while the highest number ever for defense,…

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