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- The Biden administration is close to asking Congress for the largest-ever US defense budget, per Politico.
- Lawmakers in December authorized $858 billion in defense spending, more than what President Biden had requested.
- Speaker Kevin McCarthy and House conservatives have called on Biden to reduce government spending.
The Biden administration is "very close" to requesting the largest defense budget in United States history, according to Politico.