Trump to make staggering military ask while telling Americans he can't afford childcare

The budget document that President Donald Trump’s White House is set to release Friday calls for $1.5 trillion in military spending for the coming fiscal year, an unprecedented sum that—if approved by Congress—would add nearly $7 trillion to the US national debt over the next decade.

The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board, which got an early look at the president’s fiscal year 2027 budget, reported that the plan includes roughly $1.15 trillion in baseline US military spending as well...