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“Despite this role, Van Hollen has long opposed the Citizens United ruling that opened the floodgates for corporate spending on political campaigns.”

“Two years ago, rich countries agreed at UN climate talks they would triple climate funding for poorer countries to $300 billion per year by 2035 versus a previous 2020 target.”

“Two years ago, rich countries agreed at UN climate talks they would triple climate funding for poorer countries to $300 billion per year by 2035 versus a previous 2020 target.”

“Majorities also said his policies, including tariffs, hurt the economy and that it was wrong for the U.S. to take military action in Iran.”

“…st we forget, Biden did a lot else that was bad and wrong, like botching the withdrawal from Afghanistan, which killed 13 service members for no reason other than incompetence, and leaving the Taliban and their pals in China $7 billion of US military…”

“Vance had expressed reservations about military action against Iran to Trump before the strikes were launched.”

“…Thune (R-SD) said Thursday he was “interested” in President Donald Trump’s renewed push for a $350 billion military funding package using only Republican votes but stopped short of committing to its passage before Democrats take control of Congress in…”

“President Donald Trump is pushing Congress to approve another $350 billion in military spending, potentially delivering a massive windfall to America’s defense industry.”

“Republicans are also weighing a final party-line spending package that could provide additional money for the military, cut taxes, and reduce federal spending.”

“Congress has failed to pass even one of 12 government spending bills for fiscal year 2027 – which began Oct. 1 – that appropriate annual funding for federal agencies.”

“Trump defended Hegseth to reporters on Sunday night before he flew back to Washington after spending the weekend at his Florida home.”

“An influential group of Senate Democrats are warning they won’t accept any government funding deal that fails to ban spending on military hostilities in Iran, potentially risking a government shutdown in December.”

“An influential group of Senate Democrats are warning they won’t accept any government funding deal that fails to ban spending on military hostilities in Iran, potentially risking a government shutdown in December.”

““As we approach the December 11 funding deadline, we should not accept a short-term spending deal that continues to provide billions of additional dollars for President Trump’s war of choice,” the statement read.”

“Trump defends Pete Hegseth Trump defended Hegseth to reporters on Sunday night before he flew back to Washington after spending the weekend at his Florida home.”

“…, DC – After a commanding performance in the United States midterm elections, advocates say Democrats are uniquely positioned to strip a controversial measure from a Pentagon funding bill that would codify integration of the US and Israeli military…”

“…t request is totally bananas—especially given that actual US military spending already exceeds $1.5 trillion, and the increase Trump desires would boost it to between $2 trillion and $3 trillion, according to an analysis by the Project on Government…”

“Senate Republicans are considering a defense-only party-line spending bill after getting the green light from President Donald Trump and paring down their lame-duck ambitions.”

“Nevertheless, analysis by the Wall Street Journal reveals that billions of dollars worth of orders for US military hardware mean that getting out of the agreement so quickly could be more complicated than it appears.”

“ROSS DOUTHAT: The strait has traffic moving through it-- PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: No, no-- ROSS DOUTHAT: --because the U.S. military-- PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Your Wall Street-- ROSS DOUTHAT: --is sitting there.”

“The president said his answer to that question is an "emphatic yes," arguing Iran's conventional military has been degraded and its nuclear program has been set back.”

“…p’s administration also executed purges of personnel in the military, the State Department, the FBI, and the Department of Justice that more closely resembled the practices of the authoritarian regimes in China and Russia than those of a democratic…”

“…ressive left on a host of issues: bloated police department spending amounting to roughly a quarter of the city’s nearly $15 billion budget; fear of collaboration between ICE and law enforcement agencies; the 2028 Olympics prompting an expansion of…”

“A Democratic-controlled Congress will have more power over federal spending, legislation and congressional oversight to challenge some of Trump’s decisions.”

“One thing we all know about the tech billionaires is they are super-smart.”

“…rtarian economist who campaigned with a chainsaw as the symbol of his promised spending cuts, Milei called Francis an “imbecile” and “the representative of the Evil One on Earth” in 2020, and accused him of promoting communism, saying social justice was…”

“With nearly $142 billion in new spending over five years and rapidly growing debt charges, the document is not exactly a model of fiscal restraint, but nor is it as transformative as might have been expected by those claiming Canada is facing an unprecedented…”

“Projections indicate that Canada will not meet NATO’s 2035 target of 3.5% of GDP for core military spending, with estimates showing a shortfall of $37 billion annually by 2030.”

“…y, one of the few areas where the MAGA movement and the more radical progressive-liberal camp converge is their opposition to spending billions of dollars on foreign military assistance when that money could instead be directed towards pressing domestic…”

“The government is trying to pass savings measures, including winding back the over-65s private health insurance rebate, to pocket $3 billion.”

“Nearly half of America’s military veterans are 65 or older.”

“(RELATED: Microsoft Turns To Wall Street For Billions More As AI Spending Goes Through Roof) “We shouldn’t rely on China for technologies that are essential to our national security,””

““It’s super, super sensitive,” she said, adding, “Any scientific data, it immediately is dual use,” meaning it can serve both military and civilian ends.”

“For the first time, Trump also explicitly spoke of compensation from Israel, which he said “wouldn’t exist” without US military intervention.”

“Military budget squeeze limits paid Remembrance Day participation in Ontario Southwest Ontario reservists told attendance capped at 50 per unit, can attend unpaid A military reserve unit in southwestern Ontario has imposed a cap on the number of soldiers it…”

“Asked by host Kristen Welker if he believes that spending two years investigating Trump and his officials could jeopardize the mandate to lower prices and make life more affordable, Sanders replied, "Yes, I do."”

“…ounced dramatically that he was moving the headquarters of SpaceX and X businesses out of California in July 2024, he revealed that the 'final straw' was the passage of a bill that banned schools from being forced to inform parents that they had a trans…”

“…n Epic Fury in Iran and supporter of President Donald Trump, pledged to restore accountability and transparency to the state government, vowing to use findings from his office's audits to eliminate wasteful contracts, sweetheart deals and unnecessary…”

“The most common ideas for the spending bills were: locking in the elimination of USAID and wasteful foreign spending, reducing the Education Department to a shell of a federal bureaucracy, sending tax dollars to the states in bloc grants, making voter ID and…”

“The most common ideas for the spending bills were: locking in the elimination of USAID and wasteful foreign spending, reducing the Education Department to a shell of a federal bureaucracy, sending tax dollars to the states in bloc grants, making voter ID and…”

“Shares of major contractors, including Lockheed Martin Corp and Northrop Grumman Corp, fell this week as the midterm results eroded expectations of a ramp-up in US military spending.”

“There’s a million answers for that after spending a billion dollars.”

“And by cutting more than £3bn from the energy department, Healey has been able to raise defence spending – something the former defence secretary has made one of his top priorities.”

“The U.K. is spending five billion pounds to boost drones and autonomous systems in their military.”