Blue wave presages a defense-spending showdown

The blue wave will have a sweeping effect on the Pentagon, from budgets to leadership to defense policy. The biggest near-term issue is the fate of the proposed reconciliation bill, which the Trump administration is counting on for $350 billion of its plans to spend $1.5 trillion on defense spending in fiscal 2027.Even before the election, some Republican lawmakers doubted their ability to pass a bill through the reconciliation process, which is rarely used for defense funding. A lame-du