President Donald Trump unveiled a nearly $2.2 trillion spending request for fiscal 2027 Friday that features an enormous defense boost, posing a major challenge to GOP leaders as they seek an election-year spending deal with Democrats.
National security spending would soar to $1.5 trillion in the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1, a roughly 42 percent — or $445 billion — increase from this year’s level, the budget shows. But the administration is counting on Republicans to provide most of that increase, or $350 billion, through a filibuster-proof reconciliation bill, outside of the normal appropriations process.
Nondefense programs, meanwhile, would again be put on the chopping block. Discretionary nondefense programs would face a net cut of $73 billion, or 10 percent, in the coming fiscal year. And if proposed increases for veterans and Pell Grants were set aside, all other nondefense programs would take a collective hit of $95 billion.
