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Trump’s budget plan has steep cuts

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

WASHINGTON -- The White House released President Donald Trump's 2026 budget proposal Friday, hoping to slash, if not zero out, spending on many government programs. It seeks a sweeping restructuring of the nation's domestic priorities reflective of the president's first 100 days in office and sudden…

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  1. Breitbart News

    Trump asks Congress cut billions in nondefense spending; up funds for military, border (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    May 2 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump revealed the White House budget request for Fiscal Year 2026 Friday, which requests cuts to foreign aid, education

  2. Odessa American

    White House comes out with sharp spending cuts in Trump's 2026 budget plan (opens Odessa American)

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    ABC 10 Sacramento's feed description

    Budgets do not become law but serve as a touchstone for the upcoming fiscal year debates.

  3. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    The White House seeks sharp spending cuts in Trump's 2026 budget plan (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    WISH-TV Indianapolis's feed description

    The White House has released President Donald Trump’s 2026 budget proposal. It seeks to slash spending on many government programs.

  4. The Hill

    READ: Trump’s budget request for fiscal 2026 (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    The White House unveiled the “skinny” version of its budget proposal Friday morning for the next fiscal year. 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 …

  5. PBS NewsHour

    White House to reveal Trump's 2026 budget, expected to reduce or eliminate many federal programs (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    The budget comes as Congress is already deep into drafting the Republican president's big bill of tax breaks, spending cuts and bolstered money for deportations and border security.

  6. WMUR

    Trump’s 2026 Budget: Federal Cuts and New Revenue (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    The budget revealed Friday is expected to be a sweeping statement of values proposing steep reductions to various federal programs.

  7. The Daily Caller

    Trump Seeks ‘Transformative’ Spending Cuts In First Budget Request Of Second Term (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    President Donald Trump is seeking historic government spending cuts, including culling $160 billion in nondefense programs in his 2026 budget request.

  8. NBC Chicago

    Trump's budget proposes slashing health, education and clean energy programs (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    President Donald Trump released a 40-page budget proposal including a mix of cuts to domestic programs.

  9. New York Post

    Trump budget calls for more than $1T in defense spending, massive cuts to education, foreign aid and environment (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    President Trump unveiled his 2026 budget outline Friday, proposing cuts totaling $163 billion in education, foreign aid funding, energy and environmental protection -- while boosting defense spending to over $1 trillion.

  10. The Hill

    White House unveils budget request with deep cuts: 5 things to know (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    The White House on Friday called for significant cuts to nondefense programs as part of President Trump’s fiscal 2026 budget request, while proposing to beef up funding for defense and the president’s border priorities.

  11. The Guardian

    Trump proposes cutting $163bn in non-defense funds and boosting military (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Education, health, climate and more on chopping block and 13% rise – to over a $1tn to Pentagon – in ‘skinny budget’

  12. Washington Examiner

    Trump's skinny budget calls for defense spending hike (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    President Donald Trump called for a 13% increase in defense spending and cuts to the Education Department in his newly released skinny budget.

  13. NPR

    Trump is proposing Congress cut $163 billion in non-defense spending next year (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    These proposed cuts are to programs that Congress authorizes each year — not to spending on safety nets like Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. More details are expected on Friday.

  14. New York Times

    Read Trump’s 2026 Discretionary Budget Request (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The White House has released its budget request to Congress for the 2026 fiscal year, calling for about $163 billion in cuts to non-defense funds.

  15. NBC News

    Trump's budget proposes slashing health, education and clean energy programs while growing the military (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    President Donald Trump released a budget proposal Friday calling for a mix of cuts to domestic programs involving public health, education and clean energy, while seeking to increase spending on his priorities like border security and a bigger military.

  16. CBS News

    Trump (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    President Trump's budget proposal for fiscal year 2026 would cut spending at the majority of departments and agencies.

  17. CNN

    Trump budget proposes $1 trillion for defense, slashes education, foreign aid, environment, health and public assistance (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    The White House unveiled a budget blueprint Friday that would pump more money into defense and homeland security, while taking an ax to programs that the Trump administration has already targeted, including education, foreign aid, environment, health and public assistance programs.

  18. KOB 4

    The Latest: White House unveils Trump's 2026 proposed budget (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    The White House is unveiling President Donald Trump’s 2026 budget, a sweeping framework proposing steep reductions in non-defense domestic spending while increasing expenditures on national security. The budget plan released Friday shows a desire to crack down on diversity programs and initiatives t…

  19. The Columbian

    White House will unveil Trump’s 2026 budget, his first since returning to power (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is planning on Friday to unveil President Donald Trump’s 2026 budget, a sweeping framework that is expected to propose steep reductions, if not a wholesale zeroing ou

  20. Forbes

    Trump’s 2026 Budget: $163 Billion In Cuts Slash Science, IRS, EPA, Energy And Subsidies For Poor (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The White House revealed details of Trump’s budget request to Congress Friday—though defense spending will increase.

  21. Roll Call

    White House unveils reconciliation-augmented fiscal 2026 budget (opens Roll Call)

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    Roll Call's feed description

    Donald Trump is proposing steep cuts to domestic and foreign aid spending for fiscal 2026 and increases for defense and border security.

  22. The Hill

    Trump budget exposes GOP divisions (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    {beacon} PRESIDENT TRUMP SENT the first budget request of his second term to Republican appropriators in Congress on Friday, exposing new GOP divisions on spending. Office of Management Budget director Russell Vought outlined the steep cuts Trump seeks for non-defense spending in a letter to Senate …

  23. Military Times

    Trump requests $892.6 billion base defense budget, a real-terms cut (opens Military Times)

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    Military Times's feed description

    The administration framed the budget as a 13% increase, but that includes a spending package Congress has yet to pass.

  24. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Trump’s budget plan has steep cuts (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    WASHINGTON -- The White House released President Donald Trump's 2026 budget proposal Friday, hoping to slash, if not zero out, spending on many government programs. It seeks a sweeping restructuring of the nation's domestic priorities reflective of the president's first 100 days in office and sudden…

  25. New York Post

    Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ budget plan delivers for America (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    President Donald Trump on Friday released his budget proposals — slashing domestic spending to help lower the deficit while also allowing vital new investments in defense.

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