The Pentagon head proposed a 44% increase – to second world war levels – while ‘woke’ programs are gutted US politics live – latest updates When the ‘“department of government efficiency” was raging unchecked through the federal government in February 2025, the US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth ...

Source: [Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/23/hegseth-us-military-budget)

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