As Trump Pushes for a Massive $1.5T in Defense Spending, a Few States Brace for a Windfall; $9B in Defense Spending Flowed to Colorado in 2024

As Trump pushes for a massive $1.5T in defense spending, a few states brace for a windfall; $9B in defense spending flowed to Colorado in 2024

Congress is considering a hike of hundreds of billions in dollars in defense spending, which would represent a surge in military funding not seen since World War II.

Hegseth is still lobbying for a $1.5 Trillion military budget

Trump wants a huge 50% increase to the war budget for his endless wars in Ukraine and Iran.

GOP Ghosts Pete Hegseth’s $1.5T Crown-Jewel Budget

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has spent a year and a half getting away with plenty—controversial Iran operations, Signal chats that risked troops, mass firings, National Guard deployments to blue cities, and even renaming the Department of Defense the Department of War. Republicans mostly covered for him. Now he wants the real prize: a jaw-dropping, record-breaking $1.5 trillion defense budget packed with Trump-branded goodies like nuclear-capa…

As Trump pushes for a massive $1.5T in defense spending, a few states brace for a windfall

President Donald Trump delivers remarks on Sept. 11, 2025, in the courtyard of the Pentagon to mark the 24th anniversary of 9/11. Trump has proposed a massive Pentagon spending increase for fiscal 2027. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — Congress is considering a hike of hundreds of billions in dollars in defense spending, which would represent a surge in military funding not seen since World War II.  Whatever the exact level of sp…