Six things in the Trump budget proposal you may not have noticed

Published April 3, 2026 2:39pm ET



The White House released its much-anticipated budget proposal on Friday. It contains a laundry list of requests. Here are some that might have flown under the radar.

President Donald Trump’s proposal got a lot of attention for its move to increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion, a large increase of about 50% from the previous year. The plan would also cut spending on nondefense programs by about 10%, or $73 billion.

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