Democrats Decry Spending Cuts in Trump’s 2026 Budget Proposal

WASHINGTON—Democrats expressed their objection to President Donald Trump’s fiscal year 2026 budget proposal, criticizing the proposed big cuts to social spending programs. The Trump administration on May 2 published an extract of the president’s recommendations to Congress for Fiscal Year 2026, which is the first step in the process of funding the government for that period. The proposal pertains to “discretionary” spending, which involves all federal programs excluding entitlements like Medicare and Social Security. It seeks cuts to programs run by the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Department of Education, the National Institutes of Health, the Environmental Protection Agency, and others....