Trump's budget proposal sparks debate in Washington

Trump proposes $163 billion in cuts across government in new budget - West Hawaii Today

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday proposed slashing $163 billion in federal spending next fiscal year, a drastic retrenchment in the role and reach of government that, if enacted, would eliminate a vast set of climate, education, health and housing programs, including some that benefit the poor.

US President Donald Trump has submitted his budget proposal for 2026 to Congress, which envisages savings of $163 billion. It would primarily reduce spending on healthcare, social services and education, while significantly increasing defense spending.

Trump Proposes $163 Billion in Federal Funding Cuts, Threatens Harvard’s Tax-Exemption Status

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Trump Seeks ‘Transformative’ Spending Cuts in First Budget Request of Second Term

by Adam Pack   President Donald Trump is seeking massive cuts to government programs, including culling more than $160 billion in non-defense spending in his fiscal year 2026 (FY26) budget request. Trump released a budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year Friday morning, which asks Congress to approve slashing non-defense discretionary spending 22.6% below fiscal year 2025 levels. Trump’s request to reduce this spending to its lowest level s…

White House is proposing cutting federal discretionary spending by 22.6%

The White House is proposing reducing the federal government’s discretionary budget by more than 22%. Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought informed Chair Susan Collins, R-Maine, of the Senate Committee on Appropriations in a letter on Friday about the  proposal that would shrink the budget by 22.6%, or $163 billion. Vought said the cuts would generate trillions of dollars necessary for balancing the federal government’s overal…

The U.S. President’s government, Donald Trump, this Friday proposed a $163 billion cut in federal spending next year, which would eliminate more than a fifth of non-military spending, excluding mandatory benefit programs. That would increase defense spending by 13 percent and national security spending by almost 65 percent compared to the levels promulgated in 2025. Non-defence discretionary spending would be reduced by 23 percent, to the lowest…