The Trump administration sent Capitol Hill more fiscal 2026 budget details on Friday, after lawmakers grew impatient with the scant information about agencies’ spending plans that had been provided.
While lawmakers are likely to welcome additional details, most agencies have yet to send Congress the most thorough documents, called agency budget justifications. The White House also posted a more than 1,200-page appendix to its budget proposal in addition to agencies’ individual budget requests.
The latest release follows President Donald Trump’s May 2 unveiling of a “skinny budget,” which offered a top-line proposal to cut nondefense spending by about 17%. Top ...