Meanwhile, food and gas prices for Americans continue to rise.

Author William Hartung explains why the United States seems perpetually drawn into conflict.

Donald Trump is blowing through the money he supposedly saved by gutting social programs.

Initial reports indicated the war is costing the U.S. $1 billion a day.

The Defense Department went on a $93 billion spending spree in 2025.

Donald Trump made the announcement during a rambling, disjointed speech.

Republicans are turning on Hegseth over the boat strikes.

Donald Trump has replaced an experienced admiral with a 33-year-old with no naval experience.

Rand Paul is continuing his attacks on Donald Trump’s budget bill.

Europe is locking the U.S. out of a key defense plan.

Weapons contractors are raking in billions from America’s support for Israel and Ukraine. It’s time to rein them in.

With the radical right calling the shots, the government is likely to shut down. McCarthy seems powerless to do anything.

Even the military isn’t safe from the GOP’s war on wokeness.

What, you didn’t know the U.S. defense establishment is captive to the far left? Pay attention!

Arms manufacturers already produce electric vehicle components. Defense cuts could be paired with a transition plan to power a climate-friendly economy.

The president has been forced to go it alone thanks to a stalled Congress.

The press has relentlessly debated the costs of the Build Back Better Act. But the Defense Department is getting $768 billion for Christmas with nary a peep.

With Build Back Better on ice, the upper body is moving forward with its regular round of defense spending.

The House Armed Services Committee is marking up the latest NDAA, which will be packed with more than $700 billion in new spending.

The 20-year conflict was a boon to the military-industrial complex, at the cost of untold lives.