The Trump administration is about to embark on the next phase of its plans to downsize the federal government, submitting a formal request to Congress to take back unspent funds in out-of-favor areas and fleshing out the president’s “skinny” fiscal 2026 budget proposals.
Ahead of the first House Appropriations Committee markups scheduled next week, President Donald Trump’s budget office is expected to deliver as soon as Friday supplemental information on agency budget requests for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1.
And then early next week, likely Tuesday, the Office of Management and Budget is expected to send up its delayed rescissions request, which would claw back over $9 billion in previously appropriated funds for foreign assistance and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
