Jack Fitzpatrick

5 days ago | news.bgov.com | Jack Fitzpatrick |Ken Tran

The White House is slow-walking plans to ask Congress to rescind previously enacted $9.3 billion in funds for the US Agency for International Development and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. But only a small group of Republican lawmakers seem to care. The ambivalent attitude by Republican lawmakers highlights the party’s deference to Trump, who has largely pursued a go-it-alone strategy on spending cuts.

6 days ago | news.bgov.com | Jack Fitzpatrick |Ken Tran |Maeve Sheehey |Chris Cioffi

Republicans seeking a bigger tax deduction for constituents in high-tax states need to make a specific offer and stop holding up President Donald Trump’s agenda, even if it risks the party’s control of the House, a GOP leadership member said Thursday. Rep. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.) invoked Ronald Reagan, Nancy Pelosi, and love of country as he urged Republicans to rally around a tax plan, in an exclusive Bloomberg Government roundtable on Thursday morning.

1 week ago | news.bgov.com | Jack Fitzpatrick

Veterans’ programs are among the few that don’t face major cuts in President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2026 budget proposal, as his budget director aims to cut spending on most other domestic projects. The Department of Veterans Affairs would see a $5.4 billion, or 4.1%, budget increase for base programs under Trump’s plan, sent to Congress Friday morning. Including additional funds for the Toxic Exposures Fund, the figures would equate to a $27.6 billion, or 17.3%, increase.

1 week ago | news.bgov.com | Jack Fitzpatrick

President Donald Trump aims to eliminate a series of international food aid, economic support, and democracy initiatives in a budget proposal that follows through on his unilateral actions to reduce the scope of US foreign assistance. Trump’s preliminary fiscal 2026 budget request, sent to Congress Friday morning, calls for an 83.7% cut to State Department and international program funding. Those programs would receive $9.6 billion in fiscal 2026, down from the current year’s $58.7 billion.

1 week ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Jack Fitzpatrick

President Donald Trump is banking on Republicans slashing domestic funds and successfully shepherding a fraught tax-and-spending package through Congress, as he sends lawmakers a budget proposal focused heavily on military and border priorities. Trump released a fiscal 2026 spending proposal — called a “skinny budget” because it’s light on details — Friday morning, allowing Congress to start preliminary work to fund the government beyond Sept. 30.