Trump administration
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Trump's budget proposes slashing health, education and clean energy programs 

Trump also said in a Truth Social post that he would seek to revoke Harvard's tax-exempt status.

AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta President Donald Trump gives a commencement address at the University of Alabama, Thursday, May 1, 2025, in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

What to Know

  • President Donald Trump released a 40-page budget proposal including a mix of cuts to domestic programs involving public health, education and clean energy. Overall, the proposal calls for a 23% cut to discretionary funding and a 13% increase in military spending.
  • Trump signed an executive order late Thursday to end public funding of National Public Radio and PBS to stop what he called "biased and partisan news coverage."
  • Trump said in a Truth Social post that he would seek to revoke Harvard's tax-exempt status.The administration froze billions in funds to the Ivy League school after claiming it was't addressing antisemitism on campus, resulting in the university filing suit.
  • Nonfarm payrolls increased a seasonally adjusted 177,000 for April, above the Dow Jones estimate for 133,000, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.

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