How Trump’s budget would cut the safety net for the poorest Americans

Trump's vision for the budget adds to the deficit while cutting domestic programs such as food stamps that benefit people in need Harvey, Illinois, is a depressed suburb of Chicago that was hit hard by the sluggish economy. The president is also proposing work requirements for several federal programs including housing subsidies and Medicaid.

Trump’s $4.4 trillion budget moves deficit sharply higher

President Donald Trump unveiled a $4.4 trillion budget for next year that heralds an era of $1 trillion-plus federal deficits and - unlike the plan he released last year - never comes close to promising a balanced ledger even after 10 years. The growing deficits reflect, in great part, the impact of last year's tax overhaul, which is projected to cause federal tax revenue to drop.

President Trump’s $4 trillion budget helps move deficit sharply higher

President Donald Trump is proposing a $4 trillion-plus budget for next year that projects a $1 trillion or so federal deficit and - unlike the plan he released last year - never comes close to promising a balanced federal ledger even after 10 years. And that's before last week's $300 billion budget pact is added this year and next, showering both the Pentagon and domestic agencies with big increases.

Trump’s $4 trillion budget helps move deficit sharply higher

President Donald Trump is proposing a $4 trillion-plus budget for next year that projects a $1 trillion or so federal deficit and - unlike the plan he released last year - never comes close to promising a balanced federal ledger even after 10 years. And that's before last week's $300 billion budget pact is added this year and next, showering both the Pentagon and domestic agencies with big increases.

Trump to submit outdated budget

President Donald Trump's budget director said the budget that the administration will send to Congress today will seek to move some of the billions of dollars in extra spending that Congress approved last week to areas that will reflect the president's priorities. The original plan was for Trump's new budget to slash domestic agencies even further than last year's proposal, but instead it will land in Congress three days after he signed a two-year budget agreement that wholly rewrites both plans.

Trump budget plan already outdated after budget deal

In a twist on Washington's truism about presidential budgets being D.O.A., President Donald Trump's 2019 fiscal plan due Monday is dead before it gets there. The original plan was for Trump's new budget to slash domestic agencies even further than last year's proposal, but instead it will land in Congress three days after he signed a two-year budget agreement that wholly rewrites both plans.

Ofa – Shocking Audio: Obama Is Leading Ofa in Shadow Gove…

SHOCKING AUDIO: Obama Is Leading OFA in Shadow Government to Take Down Trump February 12, 2017 by Jim Hoft 306 Comments Author Ed Klein told Pete Hegseth on Fox and Friends Weekend in December that Barack Obama is setting up a shadow government in Washington DC to undermine President Trump after Inauguration Day. ed-klein-shadow-government Ed Klein: For the past 100 years every president who is outgoing has packed up his stuff gone home and not criticized his successor.

Mexico would love to have ‘dreamers.’ Trump, not so much

To hear one of the most passionate arguments on behalf of young U.S. immigrant "dreamers," look south of the border. Vicente Fox, the former president of Mexico, has become known as an antagonist of President Donald Trump , using combative and profane language to rail against the president's character and his positions on binational issues, from plans to extend the border wall to restrictionist policies on immigration.

With schools off the table, budget fight looms

Ever since California voters passed Proposition 13 40 years ago, the Capitol's annual budget wrangle has been dominated by how much money would go to K-12 schools for good reason. Not only are the schools educating six million kids, but they are number one on the voting public's priority list, and are by a large margin the biggest single slice of the general fund budget.

President Trump’s SOTU guests include welder, parents of gang victims Source: WSB-TV

President Donald Trump's guests for his State of the Union speech Tuesday include an Ohio welder who will benefit from his tax overhaul plan and the parents of two Long Island teenagers who were believed to be killed by MS-13 gang members. Among his other guests are rescuers who battled wildfires in California and flooding in Texas, as well as a Marine who re-enlisted after losing his legs and going blind from a roadside bomb.

Emergency services crews often unprepared for diabetic crises

Controversial "heat-not-burn" tobacco devices might only get limited marketing in the United States, based on recommendations issued Thursday by an influential government panel. Controversial "heat-not-burn" tobacco devices might only get limited marketing in the United States, based on recommendations issued Thursday by an influential government panel.

Many Puerto Ricans adrift in US hotels after Hurricane Maria

In this Jan. 9, 2018 photo, Enghie Melendez sits with her daughters Lidia, left, Alondra, and husband Fernando Moyet in their hotel kitchen in the Brooklyn borough of New York. After they lost their home in Puerto Rico to flooding during Hurricane Maria, Melendez fled with her family to the U.S. mainland with three suitcases and the hope that it wouldn't take long to rebuild their lives.

Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck take kids to church

Say it with flowers: Lady Gaga and Kelly Clarkson lead #TimesUp protest on Grammys red carpet with a white rose inspired by the suffragettes Trump admits he tweets from bed, insists he eats 'quite well' and then tells Piers Morgan he's so popular in Britain he gets FAN MAIL despite huge UK protests planned for his visit Trump stayed at the White House all weekend to prepare for his first State of the Union address - where he'll tout economic progress and pledge to work with Democrats on infrastructure High school teacher is filmed telling students that military personnel are the 'lowest of the low' in a history class Paying to be popular! Investigation reveals actors, sports stars and even a Twitter board member are among 39,000 users who have paid an influence peddler a total of $6million for 200million FAKE followers Moment Instagram fitness model Jen Selter, 24, is removed from an ... (more)

2 dead, 18 wounded in shooting at Kentucky high school; suspect in custody

A 15-year-old girl, later identified as Bailey Nicole Holt, died at the scene and a 15-year-old boy, later identified as Preston Ryan Cope, died at the hospital, Bevin said. The shooting took place just before 8 a.m. local time at Marshall County High School in Benton, Kentucky, about 120 miles northwest of Nashville, Tennessee.