Request includes a 10 per cent decrease in non-defense spending, a reduction of $73bnSign up for the Breaking News US emailA reminder that my colleagues are covering the latest out of the Middle East at our dedicated live blog.This includes Donald Trump’s recent comments on Truth Social that “with a little more time” he could open strait of Hormuz. The president added that reopening the vital passageway would allow the US to “TAKE THE OIL, & MAKE A FORTUNE. IT WOULD BE A ‘GUSHER’ FOR THE WORLD.” Continue reading...
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Source: The Guardian World
Trump seeks $1.5tn for defense department in budget request to Congress – US politics live
The Guardian World
April 03, 2026
14:56 GMT
Request includes a 10 per cent decrease in non-defense spending, a reduction of $73bn Sign up for the Breaking News US email A reminder that my colleagues are covering the latest out of the Middle East at our dedicated live blog. This includes Donald Trump’s recent comments on Truth Social that “with a little more time” he could open strait of Hormuz. The president added that reopening the vital passageway would allow the US to “TAKE THE OIL, & MAKE A FORTUNE. IT WOULD BE A ‘GUSHER’ FOR THE WORLD.” Continue reading...
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Request includes a 10 per cent decrease in non-defense spending, a reduction of $73bn
Sign up for the Breaking News US email
A reminder that my colleagues are covering the latest out of the Middle East at our dedicated live blog.
This includes Donald Trump’s recent comments on Truth Social that “with a little more time” he could open strait of Hormuz. The president added that reopening the vital passageway would allow the US to “TAKE THE OIL, & MAKE A FORTUNE. IT WOULD BE A ‘GUSHER’ FOR THE WORLD.”
Continue reading...
