Politico:

If you’re in the national security space in Washington, D.C., you’re bound to hear iterations of these three phrases: “Let’s do brunch at Le Dip,” “What do you do?” and “Show me your budget, and I’ll tell you what you value.”

We’re going to focus on that last one — the defense-related portions of the FY 2023 budget released Monday — and leave the “What WILL SMITH slapping CHRIS ROCK tells us about X” takes for others.

Here’s the BLUF, per our own POLITICO defense team: “The White House asked Congress for $813 billion for national defense on Monday — including $773 billion for the Pentagon or $30 billion more than approved by Congress for this year…

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