Trump calls for US military spending to rise more than 50% to $1.5tn

President Donald Trump has called for US defence spending to be increased to $1.5tn (£1.1tn) in 2027 for what he called "these very troubled and dangerous times". That would be more than 50% higher than this year's $901bn budget, which was approved by Congress in December. "This will allow us to bui...

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