The Trump administration on Friday unveiled its 2027 budget proposal, a wish list of changes — primarily cuts — it wants to see enacted by Congress in the upcoming fiscal year. Perhaps the biggest news related to the proposal from Trump’s Office of Management and Budget is that it seeks a record $1.5-trillion defense budget. “President Trump is committed to eliminating funding for the globalist climate agenda while unleashing American energy production,” the White House said of the plan. It would also cut about $1.1 billion from the Energy Department’s Office of Science, which runs national laboratories and funds research into energy technology. The proposal broadly aligns with the president’s actions so far in his second term, which include an emphasis on fossil fuel production and targeted attacks on clean energy programs, especially as offshore wind .

Source: Los Angeles Times April 04, 2026 08:32 UTC