A CURTAIN RAISER: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley are scheduled to testify this afternoon on the Biden administration’s $715 billion budget submission, even though the budget details are not being released until tomorrow.

Their 1 p.m. appearance before the House Appropriations Committee was booked back when it looked like today would be budget day, and while Austin and Milley won’t be able to provide numbers, the Pentagon says there will still be lots to talk about.

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