Trump proposes steep cuts in first budget request of second term
President Trump unveiled the White House budget request for fiscal 2026 on Friday, a set of proposals that would make steep cuts to nondefense programs including in education, health care and foreign aid.
In a letter to Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins (R-Maine), Office of Management and Budget director Russell Vought announced that the president’s budget would reduce base nondefense discretionary budget authority by 22.6 percent, cutting spending levels........
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