Democratic lawmakers have given U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth a deadline to respond to a series of budgetary questions regarding an appropriated $60 billion that has no spending plan and remains classified to the public and to members of Congress. The Department of Defense submitted a fully classified spending plan for $90 billion of the $150 billion budget appropriated for national security after Republicans’ reconciliation bill passed July 3, 2025, and was signed by President Donald