Live updates: White House budget expected, with up to $1.5T for defense

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LIVE UPDATES Administration Live updates: White House budget expected, with up to $1.5T for defense Comments: by The Hill Staff - 04/03/26 8:55 AM ET Comments: Link copied by The Hill Staff - 04/03/26 8:55 AM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING The White House on Friday is expected to send its 2027 budget proposal to Congress. Comments: Link copied More Administration News See All Administration White House calls reports of Gabbard’s impending ouster ‘fake news’ by Sarah Davis 5 minutes ago Administration / 5 minutes ago Administration Blanche: I never heard Trump say Bondi exit ‘had anything to do with the Epstein files’ by Sarah Davis 37 minutes ago Administration / 37 minutes ago Whole Hog Politics Whole Hog Politics: Bondi beached by Chris Stirewalt 1 hour ago Whole Hog Politics / 1 hour ago Defense Trump: US military ‘hasn’t even started destroying what’s left in Iran’ by Sarah Davis 1 hour ago Defense / 1 hour ago See All Video/Hill.TV See all Hill.TV See all Video THE HILL TV Rising: April 2, 2026 by TheHill.com 04/02/26 2:21 PM ET THE HILL TV / 19 hours ago THE HILL TV Rising: April 1, 2026 by TheHill.com 1 day ago THE HILL TV / 2 days ago THE HILL TV Rising: March 31, 2026 by TheHill.com 1 day ago THE HILL TV / 2 days ago See all Hill.TV See all Video Top Stories See All Administration The Memo: Bondi’s failure to get Trump his ‘scalps’ sealed her fate by Niall Stanage 3 hours ago Administration / 3 hours ago See All Most Popular Gorsuch asks Sauer if Native Americans are birthright citizens McConnell joins Democrats to defend US NATO membership The Memo: Bondi’s failure to get Trump his ‘scalps’ sealed her fate House Republicans seek to fund ICE before passing Senate DHS bill, complicating ... Whole Hog Politics: Bondi beached Blanche: I never heard Trump say Bondi exit ‘had anything to do with the ... Five questions hanging over the DOJ shake-up Whole Hog Politics with Bill Sammon and Bill Sammon: Join the discussion Woods called Trump before DUI arrest: Report US adds 178K jobs in March, far more than expected Load more The Hill Podcasts – Morning Report

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The White House on Friday is expected to send its 2027 budget proposal to Congress. It is expected to include a major boost to defense spending,
as much as $1.5 trillion
, with about $350 billion funded via reconciliation, an official with the Office of Management and Budget
tells
The Hill.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth carried out another personnel overhaul on Thursday.
forcing the retirement
of Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George. The Pentagon, meanwhile, may be
returning
the USS Gerald R. Ford to the Middle East, as it sailed out of a five-day docking in Croatia on Thursday.
In Iran, Tehran is tightening its grip on the global oil supply chain amid rising gas prices by instituting a
“toll booth” system
on the Strait of Hormuz.
The ouster of Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday came as she didn’t
secure convictions
of President Trump’s enemies. It also put Todd Blanche, Trump’s former personal attorney, atop the Justice Department, for now. Here’s
what to know about the shakeup
.
The president on Friday has a series of White House meetings.
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