In his first full budget proposal since returning to the White House, President Donald J. Trump has laid out a sweeping $1.7 trillion spending blueprint that slashes domestic programs to levels not seen since the 1960s,

President DONALD TRUMP and Defense Secretary PETE HEGSETH have promised a $1 trillion defense budget. Their budget doesn’t deliver it — unless you squint. The plan the White House unveiled last week falls short unless Congress passes a one-time funding boost and includes spending from outside the Pentagon’s regular budget.