Trump proposes big cuts in domestic programs and huge increase in military projects

The Guardian -   Defense spending would surge to its highest level in decades under a budget proposal put forward by the Trump administration on Friday, while other government programs would face cuts totaling 10%.

The document prepared by the White House office of management and budget (OMB) is a starting point for negotiations that will probably occupy Congress’s appropriators in the coming months, and is unlikely to be enacted in ful...

Under the proposal for the 2027 fiscal year beginning on 1 October, defense spending would rise by 42% to $1.5tn, $445bn higher than its level in 2026. The funds would go towards programs intended to ensure “the United States maintains the world’s most powerful and capable military”, including expanding the defense manufacturing industrial base and funding the Golden Dome, a proposed space-based weapons system to intercept strikes against the United States.

However, the document does not mention money for the war with Iran, which congressional Republicans are expected to fund using budget reconciliation legislation that can pass without Democratic votes.

The document proposes slashing non-defense spending by 10%, or $73bn, through “reducing or eliminating woke, weaponized, and wasteful programs”, and also transferring responsibility for some services to state and local governments.