President Trump unveiled Friday the White House budget request for fiscal 2026, a set of proposals that would make steep cuts to non-defense programs.
In a letter to Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins, Office of Management and Budget director Russell Vought announced that the president’s budget would reduce base non-defense discretionary budget authority by 22.6 percent, which would reduce spending levels by $163 billion.
For defense spending, the administration proposes to increase defense funding by 13 percent, bringing the total to just over $1 trillion. Vought also touted what he called a “historic” investment of $175 billion in funding for the Department of Homeland Security to implement Trump’s mass deportation and plans to secure the border.
The budget would protect funding for homeland security, veterans, seniors, law enforcement and infrastructure, Vought said.
The proposal is Trump’s first budget of his second term, which eclipsed its 100th day earlier this week.
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