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  "textContent": "submitted by FlashMobOfOne to usa\n103 points | 22 comments\nhttps://verity.news/story/2026/trump-seeks-t-defense-boost-slashes-domestic-spending\n\nU.S. President Donald Trump on Friday submitted a budget request to Congress for fiscal year 2027 seeking $1.5 trillion in defense spending, a roughly 44% increase over 2026 levels, while proposing a 10% reduction in non-defense discretionary spending totaling $73 billion in cuts.\n\nThe proposed defense budget includes funding for Trump’s Golden Dome missile defense system, a pay raise of 5% to 7% for military personnel and $65.8 billion for 34 new combat and support ships. The White House said the request “advances President Trump’s delivery of peace through strength.”",
  "title": "Trump Proposes 23% Cut to NASA Budget"
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