Funding Push Ahead for Sectors Boosted, Sidelined by Trump Plan

April 6, 2026, 9:30 AM UTC

Ships are in, electric vehicles are out, and space technology is useful — if it puts astronauts on the moon — according to President Donald Trump’s new budget plan.

Trump asked Congress Friday to fund a $2.2 trillion budget for fiscal 2027, including $1.5 trillion for the Defense Department. The defense sum is about $440 billion more than what lawmakers enacted for fiscal 2026 and would be the largest single-year increase since World War II. Non-defense spending would drop about $73 billion, or 10%.

Read more: BGOV OnPoint: Trump Budget Seeks Defense Boost, Civilian Cuts

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