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Trump’s FY2027 Budget Proposal: Record $1.5 Trillion Defense Request Paired with Deep Domestic Cuts

April 3, 2026 — President Donald Trump’s administration released its fiscal year 2027 budget proposal today.

The proposal calls for a historic $1.5 trillion in national defense spending — a roughly $455 billion (about 44%) increase over FY2026 levels. This includes a $1.15 trillion base discretionary budget for the Department of Defense plus additional resources through reconciliation.

This defense topline is separate from a $200 billion emergency supplemental request already sent to Congress to support ongoing U.S.-Israeli military operations against Iran.

Deep Cuts to Domestic Programs

On the domestic side, the budget seeks to slash non-defense discretionary spending by 10% ($73 billion cut), targeting housing, social services, health care, education, environmental programs, and foreign aid. The White House frames these reductions as eliminating “woke, weaponized, and wasteful” initiatives.

Key Program Eliminations

  • The $4 billion Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
  • The $775 million Community Services Block Grant
  • Approximately 11 other federal programs labeled as “woke,” including the Education Department’s Teacher Quality Partnerships, HUD’s Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing, and the EPA’s Environmental Justice Program.

Major Agency Reductions

  • State Department / USAID — steep cuts (reportedly down to around $9.6 billion in some accounts)
  • HUD — 43.6% cut (to $43.5 billion), including a $26.7 billion reduction in federal rental assistance
  • HHS — \~26% cut
  • NIH — \~43% cut
  • NSF — 57% cut
  • EPA — 54% cut
  • NASA — 25% cut
  • Department of Energy Office of Science — 14% cut
  • CISA — \~$707 million cut
  • IRS — additional cuts framed as ending the “weaponization of the federal government”

Notable Addition

The proposal includes a new $10 billion mandatory fund for the Presidential Capital Stewardship Program to “make Washington, D.C. safe, clean, and beautiful again” through construction, historic rehabilitation, and beautification projects.

Important Context

This is only a proposal. Congress writes the final appropriations bills and has historically rejected or significantly modified large portions of presidential budget requests, including similar deep domestic cuts proposed in the past.

A nonpartisan watchdog analysis warns that the proposal could add roughly $6.9 trillion to the national debt over 10 years once interest costs are factored in (though the full budget’s domestic cuts may partially offset this).

The plan reflects the administration’s “America First” priorities: maximum investment in military strength and border security paired with sharp reductions in what it views as non-essential or ideologically driven domestic and international spending.

Sources: White House budget documents, Breaking Defense, AP, Reuters, and nonpartisan budget analyses (April 3, 2026).
Note: Exact figures for some agencies may be refined as full budget documents are reviewed.

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