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Trump to Order Budget with Increase in Military Spending, Cuts to Domestic Programs

HeadlineFeb 27, 2017

President Trump is expected to tell federal agencies today to create a budget for the upcoming fiscal year that will sharply increase military spending, while dramatically cutting spending across domestic agencies. The New York Times reports the budget will include cutting tens of billions of dollars from the Environmental Protection Agency and the State Department.

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