by Taya Graham | May 5, 2026 | CBP, Congress, Democrats, DHS, federal budget, ICE, Mike Lawler, News Analysis, Reconciliation, Republicans, Rob Menendez
Last week, Republicans in Congress passed a framework for a proposed round of funding for ICE and Border Patrol. The measure was intended to end an impasse over Department of Homeland Security funding, which lapsed over 10 weeks ago. But the budgetary framework, which includes $70 billion for both agencies, came with a twist: No Democratic input needed. Republicans bypassed the normal…
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by Amy Goodman | Apr 7, 2026 | Budget, federal budget, Golden Dome, Interview, Iran, Israel, Military Industrial Complex, Military Spending, Pentagon
The White House is seeking a record-shattering Pentagon budget of $1.5 trillion for the next fiscal year, the largest year-over-year increase in a presidential military spending request since World War II. The United States already has the world’s largest military budget at roughly $1 trillion, more than the combined budgets of the next nine highest-spending countries. The Trump administration’s…
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