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Trump Administration to Request $1T Defense Budget Using Reconciliation Funds

Breaking Defense – The Trump administration will request a $1 trillion national defense budget in fiscal 2026, but will only hit those record levels by including more than two-thirds of the $150 billion in extra defense funds contained in a Republican reconciliation megabill currently making its way through Congress.

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