President Barack Obama is on a collision course with Congress over a multibillion-dollar contingency fund almost hidden in the 2016 defense budget that was approved late Wednesday night. If the president stays true to his word and vetoes the military budget – something that has happened only five times since 1961 — the armed forces could be forced to operate on 2015 funding levels next year, leaving a number of key issues in limbo, including a military pay raise and the ability to fund foreign forces in Syria, Ukraine, Iraq and Afghanistan. …read more
Source: International Business Times
