Defense Spending Hopes Hang by a Thread as Senate Leaders Fall Ill The latest news from Washington is not about politics or partisanship but about basic math and simple arithmetic.
The Trump administration's ambitions to increase defense spending are facing an existential crisis due to the absence of key Senate leaders, Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham.
With a 14 14 split in the Senate Appropriations Committee, there is no clear path forward for a $350 billion funding package.