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Protesters hold up signs at a march and rally for slain Florida teenager Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla., on March 31, 2012.

Trump Budget Would Eliminate Justice Department's Peacemaking Office

6:44pm March 27, 2018

by Samantha Raphelson

In a time of deep political divisions, President Trump's budget blueprint for next year would combine the Community Relations Service with the Civil Rights Division.

A woman in a rural area of Kenya examines an intrauterine device during a visit from a outreach team sent by a family planning organization.

Trump's Proposed Budget Would Cut $2.2 Billion From Global Health Spending

4:14pm May 25, 2017

by Nurith Aizenman

The administration wants to reduce the current $8.7 billion global health budget by about 26 percent. Family planning programs would be the hardest hit.

A tractor pulls a planter through a field as corn is planted in Princeton, Ill.

Congress and Farmers Are Shocked By Proposed USDA Cuts

5:21pm May 23, 2017

by Dan Charles

The Trump administration wants to cut both food aid to the poor and subsidies for the nation's farmers. Supporters of both programs are joining forces to fight the cuts in Congress.

White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney speaks to the reporters about President Trump's proposed budget on Tuesday.

Trump Budget Plan Relies On Optimistic Growth Assumptions, Analysts Say

5:20pm May 23, 2017

by Yuki Noguchi

President Trump's proposed budget released Tuesday rests on a key assumption: The economy will grow much faster than it has in recent years — and at a more robust pace than most analysts predict.

(From bottom to top) Chemist Michael Gonsior, from the University of Maryland's Center for Environmental Science, works with researcher Melinda Forsyth and graduate student Katie Martin to gather and check water samples near the Chesapeake Bay, on Cocktow

Trump's Budget Would Eliminate A Key Funder Of Research On Coastal Pollution

5:34pm May 08, 2017

by Christopher Joyce

The Sea Grant program, which funds research on coastal environments, is slated by White House for elimination in 2018. If it goes, a project that finds leaking septic tanks goes down the drain, too.

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Under Trump Budget, Nearly 2 Million Kids May Lose After-School Care

9:43am May 02, 2017

by Pam Fessler

The Trump administration says there's no evidence the program works, but supporters say that thinking is misguided. Some even call it a "godsend."

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