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via NPR Topics: News — Veteran groups hoped a Trump executive order would supercharge housing for homeless vets. That hasn't happened, and veterans' advocates want to know why.

via NPR Topics: News — A Congressional Budget Office analysis suggests the cost of the missile defense program could be $1.2 trillion over the next 20 years, a far heftier sum than the initial $175 billion price tag.

via NPR Topics: News — Starting May 1, many people covered by Medicaid in Nebraska have to prove they are working. It's a requirement most states will have to implement under President Trump's budget law, beginning in January.

President Donald Trump is looking to eliminate funding in fiscal 2027 for the agency that serves as the primary federal funding source for libraries and museums nationwide.

via The Hill News — White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought on Wednesday sparred with Democrats on the House Budget Committee over spending cuts proposed or enacted by the Trump administration. The annual hearing followed the Trump administration’s unveiling of its proposed budget for fiscal 2027, which included a 40 percent increase to defense spending…

via US news | The Guardian — Proceedings brought to halt as protesters condemn Russ Vought for slashing Pepfar program amid sweeping aid cuts Protesters decrying delays to funding in the battle against HIV/Aids charged into a congressional hearing where the Trump administration’s budget czar, Russell Vought, was testifying in Washington on Wednesday. The demonstrators disrupted the proceedings on Capitol Hill and twice brought the hearing to a halt. Continue reading...

via PBS NewsHour - The Latest — President Donald Trump has proposed boosting defense spending to $1.5 trillion in his 2027 budget released this month, the largest such request in decades, reflecting his emphasis on U.S. military investments over domestic programs.

via The Hill News — President Donald Trump’s new budget proposal exposes the emptiness of his claims to put Americans first.

via US news | The Guardian — President’s proposed budget slashes health department by 12% while throwing $1.5tn – a 42% increase – to the military Americans are dying in droves. Deaths due to avoidable causes in the United States –which could be dealt with via prevention or proper healthcare – far outpace those in most of country’s peers in the industrialized world. Most notably, Americans die of treatable conditions at nearly twice the rate as Spaniards, French, Japanese and Australians. They would most likely live longer

The Trump Administration's proposed fiscal year 2027 budget calls for nearly $1.5 trillion in overall military spending, with the Department of Energy receiving $53.9 billion, of which $32.8 billion supports the National Nuclear Security Administration's nuclear weapons activities. This represents a 35% increase in NNSA's total weapons activities to $27.4 billion. The budget accelerates development of several new-design nuclear warheads, including the B61-13 earth-penetrating bomb, W80-4 for air-launched cruise missiles, W87-1 for the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile, and W93 for submarine-launched missiles. Funding for the W87-1 program rises 41% to $913 million, while the W93 increases 37% to $1.1 billion. A new “Future Programs” line item allocates $99.8 million for feasibility studies on additional warheads. Plutonium pit production, essential for triggering nuclear weapons, sees major boosts: an 83% increase to $2.4 billion at Los Alamos National Laboratory and an 87% rise to $2.25 billion at the Savannah River Site, totaling $4.9 billion for plutonium modernization. The administration directs Los Alamos to double output to at least 60 pits per year. Officials state these investments aim to expand nuclear capabilities for deterrence and flexibility, explicitly rejecting minimum-deterrence strategies in favor of counterforce options. The article notes that none of the new pit production supports the existing stockpile's safety, as independent studies indicate pits last at least 100 years, with current averages around 43 years. Critics argue the expansions contradict the 1970 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty’s call for good-faith disarmament negotiations. Other increases include tritium production and non-nuclear components, while cleanup of Cold War nuclear waste faces cuts. The budget also slashes funding for climate research and renewable energy programs. Overall, the proposals signal a continued U.S. commitment to a robust nuclear arsenal amid broader military spending growth and domestic program reductions.

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Trump's Apr 4, 2026 budget cites 'woke' cuts 34 times and redirects $1.5 trillion to defense, raising fiscal and sectoral allocation risks for markets.

Trump floated ending federal Medicare funding while CMS rolls out 2027 Medicare Advantage rule changes. Learn what it means for 65 million enrollees.

"The Budget begins the privatization of TSA’s airport screeners...."

The president’s latest budget proposals contain few provisions for learning and a whole lot of money for killing.

via The Hill News — President Trump is once again proposing to eliminate a program that helps low-income people heat and cool their homes. The president’s budget, released Friday, states that the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) should be cut. “For the sixth time, the Budget proposes to end this program,” it said, adding that Trump’s agenda should…