Trump Plans Historic Cuts Across Government to Fund Defense
- State Department, EPA among agencies facing deepest cuts
- Budget proposal reflects president’s approach to governance
President Trump's Budget Proposes Historic Cuts
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President Donald Trump is proposing historically deep budget cuts that would touch almost every federal agency and program and dramatically reorder government priorities to boost defense and security spending, although it’s likely to face a fight in Congress.
The president’s , which will be formally delivered Thursday to U.S. lawmakers, would slash or eliminate many of the Great Society programs that Republicans have for decades tried to peel back while showering the Pentagon and Department of Homeland Security with new resources.