What's in President Trump's 2026 budget proposal?

While the One Big Beautiful Bill Act made some big budget moves, it’s actually part of a larger budgeting process.

👀 So let’s take a look at President Trump’s 2026 budget proposal.

So what does the 2026 budget proposal cut?

⬇️ $119.3B less for non-defense programs — a 7.4% drop

⬇️ Cuts for 11 cabinet departments and an overall decrease for non-cabinet agencies.

And what does the proposal boost? 4 cabinet departments would get budget increases.

⬆️+$113.3 billion for the Department of Defense — the largest increase by dollar amount.

⬆️+ $42.3 billion for the Department of Homeland Security — the largest percentage increase of 64.9%

⬆️ +$5.4 billion for the Deptartment of Veteran Affairs — including $3.3 billion for veteran healthcare

⬆️ +$1.5B for the US Department of Transportation