LOADING ERROR LOADINGWASHINGTON (AP) — The White House released President Donald Trump’s 2026 budget proposal Friday, hoping to slash, if not zero out, spending on many government programs. AdvertisementThe budget drafters echo Trump’s promises to end “woke programs,” including preschool grants to states with diversity programs. Scott Applewhite) via Associated PressOverall, it’s a sizable reduction in domestic accounts — some $163 billion, or 22.6% below current year spending, the White House said. It covers only the federal government’s discretionary spending, now about $1.83 trillion a year on defense and nondefense accounts. Trump’s team drops that spending by $163 billion, to $1.69 trillion, a portion of the nation’s nearly $7 trillion budget that includes far more programs and services.
