Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told the Pentagon to find $50 billion in programs to cut this year, to redirect funds to President Trump's priorities.

In 2023, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, the U.S. government spent $916 billion on "defense," which was more than the

The move could reduce defense spending projections by hundreds of billions of dollars over the next five years.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is directing Pentagon agencies and the military to cut their budgets by 8 percent as part of a dramatic realignment of defense spending to address priorities of President Donald Trump such as protecting the border and modernizing the nuclear force.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Pentagon to develop plans for cutting 8% from the Department of Defense budget.

Defense Secretary Peter Hegseth has ordered senior military and civilian Pentagon officials to cut 8% from the defense budget over each of the next five years.

The defense secretary has told senior leaders to prepare to trim 8 percent from the budget over each of the next five years, officials said.

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth has ordered the preparation of plans to cut the defence budget by 8% annually over five years, reports "The Washington Post." The newspaper notes that the cuts will affect,