Trump seeks $1.5 trillion defense budget and 10% nondefense cut

Insights

• The White House 2027 budget outline requests $1.5 trillion for defense, the largest such proposal in decades.
• The plan would reduce nondefense spending by 10 percent and shift some responsibilities to state and local governments.
• Separately the Pentagon has asked for $200 billion to fund the war effort and replenish munitions and supplies.
• The budget outline is a policy road map and does not bind Congress which controls final spending decisions.
• The US is running nearly $2 trillion annual deficits with federal debt above $39 trillion.
• The proposal arrives amid congressional fights over 2026 spending, DHS funding, and a prolonged partial government shutdown.