US budget deal paves way for defence spending increase

The US senate has agreed on a two-year $400bn (€321.66bn) budget deal which would provide huge increases on defence and domestic spending.

Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell was joined on the senate floor by top Democrat Chuck Schumer of New York as he announced the pact. The measure would contain almost $300bn (€241.81bn) over current limits on defence and domestic accounts.