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Top Five Weapons Companies Set to Get $140 Billion From Pentagon Next Year

Top Five Weapons Companies Set to Get $140 Billion From Pentagon Next Year

A Sludge analysis estimates that more than half of the fiscal year 2024 Pentagon budget will go to private contractors, with the five largest companies raking in one-sixth of all military spending.

Lockheed-Funded Granger Vows to Protect Defense Spending

Lockheed-Funded Granger Vows to Protect Defense Spending

House to Vote on the Largest Defense Budget in History

House to Vote on the Largest Defense Budget in History

House progressives have again introduced amendments to significantly reduce the massive Pentagon budget of at least $768 billion.

Democrats’ Budget Plan Would Cost Only Half of One Percent of GDP

Democrats’ Budget Plan Would Cost Only Half of One Percent of GDP

The Biden administration and Senate Democrats' $3.5 trillion spending plan would have a net cost of $1-1.75 trillion over 10 years, budget groups say, less than the costs of the Trump tax cuts of 2017.

General Electric Gets Billions in Defense Contracts While Reps Hold Its Stock

General Electric Gets Billions in Defense Contracts While Reps Hold Its Stock

Lawmakers Benefit From Booming Defense Stocks

Lawmakers Benefit From Booming Defense Stocks

Biden’s $6 Trillion Budget, in Context

Biden’s $6 Trillion Budget, in Context

The White House budget proposal, with its infrastructure and families plans, would only spend about a quarter of GDP, less than other wealthy countries spend.