April 19, 2025

Key GOP Sen. Wants $55B Increase in Defense Spending

Defense Spending

Mississippi Republican Sen. Roger Wicker, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released a plan calling for an additional $55 billion above the fiscal 2025 defense spending caps imposed under last year’s debt ceiling deal.

US Hit in New Spying Hack

Suspected foreign hackers have breached nine organizations in the defense, energy, health care, technology, and education sectors — and at least one of those organizations is in the US. The nine confirmed organizations were called “the tip of the spear” by the security firm announcing the apparent spying campaign.