US politics
fromThe Atlantic
3 weeks agoA Test Case for Future Funding Cuts
Congress approved Donald Trump's request to rescind $9 billion in federal spending, challenging traditional bipartisan budgeting methods.
NASA appears to be acting in accordance with a fringe, extremist ideology emanating from the White House Office of Management and Budget that asserts a right to impound funds appropriated by Congress for the sake of executive branch priorities.
The President's FY '26 National Defense Budget requests $1.01 trillion, which is a 13 percent increase from FY '25 enacted levels. This includes $848.3 billion for DoD's discretionary budget and $113.3 billion in mandatory funding for DoD.