Trump Plans Major Cuts to Multiple Federal Agencies

President Trump's proposed budget includes sweeping reductions and eliminations across multiple federal agencies, most notably slashing funding for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by over half and proposing to dismantle key international development and democracy programs. The EPA would see its budget reduced to its lowest level since 1986, with deep cuts to clean water, Superfund cleanup, environmental justice, and research initiatives, as part of a wider move to shrink federal oversight of environmental protections. The budget also calls for eliminating agencies like the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the U.S. Institute for Peace, and the National Endowment for Democracy, while ending U.S. support for United Nations peacekeeping and food aid programs. Additionally, the Trump administration has targeted the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) for mass layoffs, jeopardizing research on workplace hazards, toxic chemicals, and public health. Critics warn that these measures represent a sharp retreat from historic U.S. commitments to global development, public health, and environmental stewardship, potentially resulting in harm to vulnerable populations and undermining America's global standing. While the administration frames these cuts as efforts to increase government efficiency and eliminate waste, opponents argue they will have far-reaching negative impacts on safety, health, and international influence.