Trump Budget Seeks 23% Domestic Cut, Omits Economic Forecast (2)

President Donald Trump asked Congress for deep cuts to domestic agencies and a boost to the military in a preliminary outline of his 2026 budget request.

The president’s budget calls for $557 billion in non-defense spending next year, which represents a cut of $163 billion from current levels. National security funding would increase to $1.01 trillion, a 13% increase from the previous year. Any final spending plan for regular agency budgets will need some Democratic support to pass the Senate, one of the few opportunities the minority party has to exert some leverage while Republicans have unified control over the ...