Trump urges budget with bigger defense, cuts to domestic programs
President Donald Trump plans a budget release seeking a 54 billion boost to defense while trimming state and local aid by targeting agencies such as the EPA and Education Department. The plan faces GOP resistance and could spark a debate on deficits as lawmakers weigh cuts including community development grants and Coast Guard funding.
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Donald Trump
Congress
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Environmental Protection Agency
Departments of Education and Housing and Urban Development
Pentagon
Trump
EPA
Great Lakes
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Rob. Portman
Ohio
Coast Guard
White House
Gary Cohn
Fox News
United States
Cohn
Departments of Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs
U.s.-Mexico
Mexico
Energy Department
Office of
Scott Sklar
Sustainable Energy Coalition
National Laboratories
State Department
GOP
Nonpartisan
Congressional Budget Office
Keith Hall
Kentucky
John Yarmuth
House
Unprecedented online activism in Trump open government push
Analysts say the scale of networked groups led by librarians scientists and professors signals a new era of transparency efforts. Supporters argue the White House backs openness, while critics fear overreach as agencies reshuffle data practices and lawmakers clash over disclosure.
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Sunlight Foundation
White House
Trump
Ben Marchi
McClatchy
Marchi
Neil Gorsuch
Supreme Court
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Humane Society
USDA
Howard
Barack Obama
Justice Department
Obama
Data rescue efforts amid shifting federal transparency
Librarians and data activists organize nationwide "data rescue" sessions to salvage accessible federal data once vulnerable to politicized edits. They stress risks to whistleblower reports and safety records as the Trump administration alters access, with UC Davis storing backups and lawmakers probing past Obama rules on housing and openness.
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U.S. Paper of Energy
Bethany Wiggin
Environmental Humanities
University of Pennsylvania
National Rifle Association
Garen Wintemute
University of California, Davis
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Bureau of Alcohol
CDC
Wintemute
UC Davis
U.S
Mike Lee
Utah
Marco Rubio
Florida
Paul Gosar
Arizona
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