All articles tagged with #trump budget
Originally Published 3 months ago — by In These Times
The article reports on the escalation of violence and aggressive federal immigration enforcement in Chicago, fueled by a $170 billion budget increase under Trump, leading to militarized police actions, protests, and community resistance, with concerns over the priorities and brutality of the enforcement agencies.
Originally Published 6 months ago — by Los Angeles Times
The new Trump administration budget bill, approved by the GOP-led House, proposes significant cuts to healthcare, social services, and immigration enforcement, which could disproportionately impact Latinos through increased deportations, reduced access to healthcare and food assistance, and changes to education funding. The bill allocates substantial funds for border security and immigration detention, raising concerns about family separations and increased enforcement actions affecting millions of Latinos in the U.S.
Originally Published 6 months ago — by Financial Times
The US Treasury has requested Congress to remove a provision in Trump's budget bill that would have allowed the US to impose extra taxes on foreign companies from countries with punitive tax policies, aligning with the OECD's global minimum tax regime and avoiding market disruption.
Originally Published 6 months ago — by Axios
The Congressional Budget Office's new dynamic score estimates President Trump's budget bill could increase the US deficit by up to $2.8 trillion over a decade, with debates ongoing about its economic impact and fiscal implications.
Originally Published 7 months ago — by The Washington Post
The 2026 budget proposal by President Trump aims to significantly cut NASA's robotic exploration missions, especially reducing Earth science funding by 53%, which would impact studies of Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Earth itself.
Originally Published 7 months ago — by Bloomberg
The Trump administration's proposed fiscal 2026 budget includes an 8% cut to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, leading to reduced staffing and data collection, which may impact the reliability and volatility of key economic indicators like the CPI and PPI, amid ongoing budget constraints and organizational restructuring plans.
Originally Published 7 months ago — by NPR
The Trump administration's proposed budget for 2026 aims to wind down the U.S. Department of Education with a 15% funding cut, maintaining Title I funding but consolidating and reducing other programs, proposing flat or reduced funding for special education and college aid, including significant Pell Grant cuts and a major reduction in Federal Work-Study funding.
Originally Published 7 months ago — by AL.com
President Trump's 2025 budget proposal significantly cuts NASA's funding, phasing out the SLS and Orion programs managed from Huntsville, Alabama, in favor of private industry and Mars-focused technologies, raising concerns about future lunar missions and the local economy.
Originally Published 7 months ago — by Tri-City Herald
The Trump administration proposes to cut the U.S. LIGO observatories' budget by 40% and potentially close one of the two facilities, which could hinder scientific progress in gravitational wave research and reduce U.S. global leadership in this field.