China imposes sanctions on US defence firms over Taiwan arms deal https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/26/china-imposes-sanctions-on-us-defence-firms-over-taiwan-arms-deal #ArmsTrade #China #UsMilitary #AsiaPacific #UsNews #WorldNews #TrumpAdministration #UsDefenceSpending #UsNationalSecurity #UsForeignPolicy #Taiwan

Congress passes $901bn defense bill that includes support for Ukraine and Europe https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/17/defense-bill-congress-ukraine-europe #Trumpadministration #USdefencespending #DonaldTrump #USCongress #USpolitics #USSenate #Law(US) #USnews

Global race to secure critical minerals for weapons threatens climate, warns report https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/04/critical-minerals-military-us-pentagon-climate-crisis #Artificialintelligence(AI) #USdefencespending #Climatecrisis #Defencepolicy #DonaldTrump #Worldnews #USnews #UKnews

Donald Trump’s ‘Department of War’ will just deliver bloodshed and destruction | Judith Levine https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/sep/08/donald-trump-department-of-war-bloodshed-aggression #Trumpadministration #USdefencespending #DonaldTrump #PeteHegseth #USmilitary #USpolitics #USnews

US only has 25% of all Patriot missile interceptors needed for Pentagon’s military plans https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/08/us-pentagon-military-plans-patriot-missile-interceptor #Trumpadministration #VolodymyrZelenskyy #BenjaminNetanyahu #USdefencespending #USforeignpolicy #DonaldTrump #USpolitics #Worldnews #Ukraine #USnews #Europe

Pete Hegseth calls on Asia to boost military spending in face of ‘imminent’ threat from China https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/31/pete-hegseth-calls-on-asia-to-boost-military-spending-in-face-of-imminent-threat-from-china-us-defence-secretary #Trumpadministration #USdefencespending #USforeignpolicy #PeteHegseth #AsiaPacific #Singapore #Worldnews #Taiwan

Trump proposes cutting $163bn in non-defense funds and boosting military https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/03/trump-budget-cuts-health-education-military #Trumpadministration #USdefencespending #DonaldTrump #USeconomy #USnews

Who are the US federal workers at risk of losing their jobs and what do they do? https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/07/who-are-federal-employees-trump-firing #Trumpadministration #USdefencespending #WashingtonDC #DonaldTrump #USpolitics #USmilitary #ElonMusk #USnews

Who are the US federal workers at risk of losing their jobs and what do they do? https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/07/who-are-federal-employees-trump-firing #Trumpadministration #USdefencespending #WashingtonDC #DonaldTrump #USpolitics #USmilitary #ElonMusk #USnews

Pentagon lays off 5,400 civilian workers, with tens of thousands more firings due https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/21/pentagon-layoffs-civilian-workers #Trumpadministration #USdefencespending #USpolitics #USmilitary #Worldnews #USnews

Vance to meet Zelenskyy as European leaders call for unity over Ukraine https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/14/vance-zelenskyy-europe-ukraine #Trumpadministration #USnationalsecurity #VolodymyrZelenskyy #USdefencespending #USforeignpolicy #EuropeanUnion #VladimirPutin #DonaldTrump #PeteHegseth #USpolitics #MarcoRubio #Worldnews #JDVance #Ukraine #Germany #Russia #Europe #USnews #Nato

Trump hints Musk ‘Doge’ team has free rein with Pentagon next in line for cuts https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/07/trump-elon-musk-doge-agency #Trumpadministration #USdefencespending #DonaldTrump #USpolitics #Technology #USmilitary #Worldnews #ElonMusk #USnews

Trump makes defense, Doge and Latin America envoy picks for administration https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/22/trump-administration-picks-defense-doge-latin-america #Trumpadministration #USdefencespending #USforeignpolicy #DonaldTrump #Republicans #USpolitics #ElonMusk #USnews

US Senate passes defense bill that raises troop pay and strips trans care for kids of military https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/18/senate-defense-spending-bill #HouseofRepresentatives #USdefencespending #LGBTQ+rights #Republicans #USpolitics #USCongress #USmilitary #Democrats #USSenate #JoeBiden #USnews #China

More tariffs, less red tape: what Trump will mean for key global industries https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/nov/07/more-tariffs-less-red-tape-what-trump-will-mean-for-key-global-industries #Manufacturingsector #Automotiveindustry #Food&drinkindustry #Internationaltrade #Aerospaceindustry #USdefencespending #Technologysector #USelections2024 #Energyindustry #Globaleconomy #DonaldTrump #Worldnews #USeconomy #Economics #Business #USnews

If Trump wins the election, Nato can expect more turbulence ahead https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/29/if-trump-wins-the-election-nato-can-expect-more-turbulence-ahead #USdefencespending #USelections2024 #Defencepolicy #DonaldTrump #Worldnews #Ukraine #Europe #Russia #Nato

The world is splintering into ‘the west v the rest’ – and that leaves us all in more danger | Nathalie Tocci https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/feb/26/world-west-danger-gaza-ukraine-food-global-problems #USdefencespending #USforeignpolicy #Israel-Gazawar #Worldnews #Ukraine #Europe