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Trump Proposes $163 Billion Cuts, Boosts Defense Spending

President Donald Trump unveiled a sweeping 2026 budget proposing $163 billion in domestic spending cuts alongside a major increase in defense and border security, signaling a sharp shift in federal priorities and sparking GOP backlash.

24 Hours Two women shot on technical college campus near LA + Trump asks Supreme Court to let DOGE access Social Security data + Pakistan test fires ballistic missile amid India tensions + Israel strikes Syria after Druze warnings + Trump budget proposes $163B in cuts, boosts defense + Trump revokes tax-exempt status of Harvard University + EPA to cut staff, slash climate programs + US Army plans parade for Trump's birthday + Russia drone attack injures 47 in Kharkiv + Trump administration designates Haitian gangs as terrorists + Trump admin agrees settlement over Ashli Babbitt's death + China open to trade talks but tariffs remain hurdle + Republicans clash over Trump’s budget cuts + Trump to cut 1,200 CIA jobs amid spy agency downsizing + South Korea’s conservatives pick Kim Moon-soo for presidency + Trump signs executive order defunding NPR and PBS + Trump, Mexico officials spar on cartel fight involvement + 7 dead in pickup and van collision near Yellowstone Park + Judge blocks Trump executive order targeting Perkins Coie + Trump admin seeks Supreme Court OK for DOGE Social Security access

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Quote "We had an office in the Department of State whose job it was to monitor social media" — Secretary of State Marco Rubio