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President Trump's 2026 Budget, Gloomy Economic Outlook, Secretary of State's New Role
03 May 2025
President Trump proposes major cuts to several federal agencies in next year's budget, but he wants defense and border security spending to increase. The budget plan comes after the economy shrank during the first three months of this year. We'll have the latest on the state of the economy. Plus, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has added the title of national security adviser to his growing roster of roles. But will he have the bandwidth to do both jobs?Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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President Trump proposes major cuts to federal spending.
Part of the White House's budget plan for next year.
But any spending will have to be approved by Congress. I'm Ayesha Roscoe.
And I'm Scott Simon, and this is Up First from NPR News.
The budget plan was announced after the economy shrank during the first three months of this year.
But job figures announced this week were better than expected. What do these mixed signals tell us about the state of the economy? We'll have the latest.
And Secretary of State Marco Rubio has added a new role to his portfolio. He's now the National Security Advisor after Mike Waltz was moved aside.
How could one official holding two top posts affect foreign policy? Please stay with us. We've got the news you need to start your weekend.
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