WASHINGTON POST • May 2, 2025
The Trump administration is proposing major cuts to federal government spending in its 2026 budget request, which was released Friday by the White House. The budget proposes to cut what’s known as non-defense discretionary spending by $163 billion — about 23%. The proposal calls for a nearly 55% cut to the budget of the EPA, a 30.5% cut to the Interior Department, an 18.3% cut to the Agriculture Department, and a 9.4% cut to the Energy Department. At the same time, Trump is seeking $1 trillion in defense spending, a 13 percent increase.