Headline USA··Monday, November 2, 2026, 4:31 PM

Intelligence Spending Hits Record $109B, Still Short of Trump’s Ask

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) Spending on the two U.S. intelligence budgets hit a record $109 billion in fiscal 2026 but still landed $6.5 billion below what the Trump administration requested, the largest shortfall in 14 years of figures published by ODNI. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence said Congress appropriated $78.1 billion

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