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President Donald Trump released his federal budget for 2026. The following figures give an overall sense of what the ...
Trump’s budget generally left the Treasury Department alone — except for the IRS. The budget seeks to cut IRS funding by $2.5 ...
Trump's proposed 2026 budget increases border security funding by 65%, marking the largest investment in homeland security in ...
The White House has suggested sweeping reductions to many civilian agencies, though it promises to maintain investments in ...
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The Trump administration wants to increase defense discretionary spending by 13% and decrease non-defense discretionary ...
The White House unveiled a budget blueprint Friday that would pump more money into defense and homeland security, while ...
The Trump administration’s FY2026 budget proposal would eliminate a key hospital preparedness initiative and slash other emergency security grants, while channeling billions into DHS border and ...
The Congression Budget Office (CBO) estimates retired workers on Social Security will receive a 2.4% cost-of-living ...
While the budget blueprint seeks flat spending for the Social Security Administration as a whole, it would allocate an additional 30% to "program integrity" while cutting funding for other areas ...
Coming up with a final federal budget always involves arm twisting and other negotiating tactics as everyone lobbies for ...
Medicaid cuts loom over House Republicans' budget reconciliation. Rep. Jeff Hurd, R-Colo. says the "right reforms," like work ...