Trump Seeks Massive $1.5tn for Defence Alongside Cuts in Domestic Spending

Trump’s 2027 budget would cut billions from clean energy and climate programs while boosting military spending

The proposal from Trump's Office of Management and Budget includes several key changes to climate and environment programs that would help further the administration's efforts to thwart the so-called green agenda.

Trump seeks $1.5T for defense, 10% cut to domestic programs

The US budget proposals come as Washington faces rising costs from the Iran war and seeks to rebuild weapons stockpiles. The president said he also wants to cut back or eliminate "woke, weaponized and wasteful programs."

White House seeks $152M to reopen Alcatraz prison

The White House requested $152 million from Congress as part of President Donald Trump’s quest to reopen Alcatraz as a federal prison.

Trump demands $152M to transform Alcatraz from beloved tourist attraction to feared federal prison

Trump’s budget to Congress on Friday includes a $152 million request to get the long-shuttered iconic prison running again as a "state-of-the-art secure prison facility.”

US defense spending would rise $445bn under Trump budget plan, with steep cuts elsewhere

Democrats rebuke White House’s ‘bleak and unacceptable’ view of priorities after 10% cuts proposed to other programsUS politics live – latest updatesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailDefense 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 man…

White House requests giant $1.5-trillion defence budget amid Iran war

WASHINGTON -- The White House sent a spending proposal to lawmakers Friday calling for a massive $1.5 trillion US defense budget next year as it faces increased costs due to the war in Iran.