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The D Brief: Expect an $833B topline, CR; Right-wing dupes assist Russian election-meddling; Space Force’s next sensors; ...
Developing: U.S. lawmakers will likely settle on a $833 billion defense spending topline for fiscal 2025…but it won’t be on time, and so lawmakers are already preparing for a budget extension, Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Va., vice chairman of the House Armed …