Trump's Budget Proposal Seeks $163 Billion Cuts Across Federal Programs

President Trump's fiscal 2026 budget proposal includes sweeping cuts to federal spending, targeting key agencies and programs across education, health, housing, and energy while boosting defense and immigration enforcement expenditures. The plan would reduce discretionary, non-defense spending by over 22 percent, threatening the operation and protection of national parks with a historic $1 billion cut to the National Park Service and proposing to turn some park sites over to states. Additionally, the Department of Energy faces a $4.7 billion reduction, with over $15 billion in infrastructure law funds for renewable energy and carbon removal slated for repeal. Critics argue these measures would devastate public services, undermine conservation, and dismantle gains made under the Biden administration, even as economic experts warn of potential recession risks posed by the administration's broader fiscal and trade policies.