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Trump Proposes $1.5 Trillion Defense Budget Amid Iran Conflict

4/4/2026

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Trump Proposes Defense Budget

U.S. President Donald Trump has proposed a $1.5 trillion defense budget for fiscal year 2027, a 42% increase from prior year.
The plan would fund operations amid the war in Iran and include a new missile defense system and shipbuilding.
To offset the increase, the plan calls for a 10% cut in non-defense spending, about $73 billion, drawing Democrats' criticism.

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Trump Proposes Alcatraz Plan

U.S. President Donald Trump has proposed a $152 million budget to reopen Alcatraz Island as a maximum-security prison for violent offenders.
Rep. Nancy Pelosi and State Sen. Scott Wiener oppose the plan, calling it wasteful and insulting to the public.
Alcatraz closed as a federal prison in 1963 and is now a popular tourist destination, attracting about 1.2 million visitors annually, with Congress required to approve the funding.

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Trump Proposes Defense Budget

U.S. President Donald Trump has proposed a $1.5 trillion defense budget for fiscal year 2027, a 42% increase from prior year.
The plan would fund operations amid the war in Iran and include a new missile defense system and shipbuilding.
To offset the increase, the plan calls for a 10% cut in non-defense spending, about $73 billion, drawing Democrats' criticism.

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