JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Pentagon seeks $14.4B for drone defense; full coverage costs far more
Fiscal 2027 request would cover counter-drone defenses at more than 250 sites.
AF (Pentagon News) - DAF senior leaders explain, justify sizable budget boost in Senate hearing
DAF and Space Force senior leaders presented a unified front to a Senate subcommittee justifying a historic budget request for fiscal 2027.
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Watch live: Bessent testifies before Senate on Treasury budget as affordability concerns
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will testify Wednesday morning before the Senate Finance Committee on President Trump's fiscal 2027 budget request for the department. #scottbessent #senate #finance
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Watch live: NIH director faces Senate questions over fiscal 2027 budget
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jay Bhattacharya will testify Thursday morning before the Senate Appropriations Committee on President Trump's fiscal 2027 budget request. The White House is seeking a $5 billion reduction in funding for the NIH next year, including cuts to grant and research programs the administration argues "broke the trust of the American people with wasteful spending, misleading information, risky research, and the promotion of dangerous ideologies that undermine public health." The budget hearing comes as questions swirl around the hantavirus after several people died aboard a cruise ship after contracting the virus. Bhattacharya, who is also serving as acting director of the Centers for Disease Control…
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Watch live: Duffy testifies before Senate on transportation budget amid airline hikes
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy will testify Tuesday afternoon before a Senate Appropriations Committee panel on President Trump's fiscal 2027 budget request. The White House is seeking $26.6 billion in discretionary budget authority for the Transportation Department. Duffy is also likely to face questions around the jet fuel shortage that has caused airline prices to skyrocket amid the conflict in Iran as well as scrutiny over his "Road Trip" reality show.
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Watch live: Army chief testifies before House on budget amid Iran turmoil
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll will testify before the House Armed Services Committee on Friday morning about President Trump‘s fiscal 2027 budget request, as tensions with Iran simmer. The White House is seeking $1.5 trillion for the Defense Department next year for the construction of a Golden Dome defense system among other priorities. That ask will also likely include a request for supplemental funding amid the Middle East conflict. The hearing also comes after Driscoll and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have recently been at odds over leadership changes at the Pentagon. #dandriscoll #army #secretary
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Watch live: US Central Command leaders face Senate panel on Iran, military posture
U.S. Central Command chief Adm. Brad Cooper will testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday morning about President Trump‘s fiscal 2027 budget request and posture of the defense agency amid the Middle East conflict. The hearing comes as the temporary ceasefire before the U.S. and Iran is on shaky legs. The Trump administration has defended its operation in Tehran and both nations have failed to reach a deal on ending the more than two-month war. Gen. Dagvin R.M. Anderson, head of U.S. African Command will also face Senate questioning. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was also recently grilled over the war in back-to-back hearings last week. #bradcooper #centcom #budget
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Watch live: Turner testifies before Senate on HUD budget request
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner will testify before a Senate Appropriations Committee panel on President Trump‘s fiscal 2027 budget request. The Trump administration is seeking $73.5 billion for HUD in 2027, focusing primarily on tackling homelessness and affordability concerns, according to the White House. It also comes as lawmakers have been pressed to pass a sweeping housing affordability bill that has stalled in the House amid divisions over certain provisions, including a ban on large institutional investors buying single-family homes. The lower chamber on Thursday put out an amended bill and a vote is expected next week. #scottturner #senate #hudbudget
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Watch live: Zeldin testifies before Senate on EPA budget request
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin will testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday morning on President Trump's fiscal 2027 budget request. The White House is seeking to cut funding for the agency by 52 percent, seeking just $4.2 billion in budget authority for the EPA. The hearing comes after Trump last month directed offices that regulate energy and the environment to sunset a wide array of environmental protections in an executive order. #leezeldin #epa #budget
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Watch live: Burgum testifies before House on Interior Department budget
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum will testify Wednesday morning before the House Natural Resources Committee on President Trump‘s fiscal 2027 budget request for the department. The Trump administration is seeking $15.9 billion for the Interior Department. This marks a 12.9 percent decrease from 2026 funding, including cuts to what the president has called "Green New Scam” and duplicative or wasteful programs. The hearing comes as the administration has faced criticism over the cost of Trump's Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool renovation project. #burgum #interior #trumpadministration