Defense

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FY26 Base Budget Cuts $25 Billion for Acquisition, Relies on Reconciliation Bill to Fill Gaps

President Trump’s fiscal year 2026 defense budget request cuts over $25 billion in acquisition funding from the Department of Defense’s base budget, primarily for procurement programs, shifting those expenses to …

Geopolitics

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Canada Plans to Hit NATO Defense Spending Target Early, Shift Focus from U.S.

Canada plans to meet NATO’s goal of spending two percent of GDP on defense this year, seven years earlier than planned, Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a speech Monday. …

War in Ukraine

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This Week in the Russia-Ukraine War (June 6)

A snapshot of recent news from sources around the world on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. Political Developments Kyiv and Moscow entered direct talks over the war this week, just days …