The administration said the proposed budget would raise homeland security spending by nearly 65 percent from 2025 enacted levels, as Trump cracks down on illegal immigration. Congressional Democrats blasted the domestic spending cuts as too severe, and some Republicans called for boosting spending on defence and other areas. She cited concerns that defence spending was too low and worried about cuts to programmes to help low-income Americans heat their homes. The proposal calls for a $2.49 billion cut to the IRS, which one White House budget official said would end former President Joe Biden's "weaponisation of IRS enforcement”. Lawmakers often make substantial changes in the White House budget request, but Trump commands unusual sway over Republican lawmakers and may get much of what he seeks.

Source: bd News24 May 03, 2025 16:18 UTC