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  "path": "/2026/04/03/repub/trump-asks-for-massive-43-boost-in-defense-spending-in-new-budget-request/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-03T14:42:39.000Z",
  "site": "https://floridaphoenix.com",
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  "textContent": "WASHINGTON — The Trump administration released its fiscal 2027 budget request Friday, asking Congress to increase spending on defense programs by 43% and decrease funding for non-defense accounts by 10%. The proposal kicks off what will be a monthslong process on Capitol Hill as lawmakers write the dozen annual government funding bills ahead of the […]",
  "title": "Trump asks for massive 43% boost in defense spending in new budget request"
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