The White House released its budget blueprint for fiscal 2020 on Monday, and the details reinforce the country’s real fiscal problem: Entitlement spending is swallowing up every other national priority, including defense. The big question is how much defense spending President Trump can salvage without accepting another bipartisan budget blowout known as an omnibus spending bill. The President's 2020 proposal reflects the budget choices made in the last two years: Outlays would soar to $4.75 trillion in 2020, a 4.8% increase,...

Source: Wall Street Journal March 11, 2019 23:03 UTC