Weekly Update 5/5/25
White House Fiscal Year 2026 Discretionary Budget
The Trump Administration’s FY2026 “skinny” Budget proposes sweeping changes in discretionary federal spending, anchored by a sharp 22.6 percent reduction…
To reiterate, these are only proposals at this stage. Congress remains tasked with putting together and passing a budget and they will ultimately begin putting together the FY26 draft budget…
Key Budget Totals
Non-defense discretionary: $558 billion (22.6% decrease)…
Top Increases
Department of Defense (DoD): +$113 billion to strengthen military readiness, modernize nuclear deterrents, and invest in shipbuilding and sixth-generation fighter aircraft…
Major Cuts and Eliminations
Foreign Aid and International Programs: Over $20 billion…
President and Administration
Sweeping cuts hit NEA after Trump administration calls to eliminate the agency: The Trump administration has begun canceling National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grants…
President Trump signs order seeking to end federal funding for NPR and PBS: President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order on Thursday (5/1) directing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)…
Ed. Dept. Issued Non-Continuation Notices for $1B mental health program designed to thwart school shootings: The Trump administration is seeking to end a $1 billion…