Trump Budget

The president's proposed budget indicates that the White House will focus on addressing opioids as it plans to devote nearly $13 billion toward the epidemic.

The National Endowment for the Arts announced its second round of 2017 grants, totaling $80.26 million for activities in all 50 states and five U.S. jurisdictions.

Democrats and some Republicans then Mike Mulvaney for the Trump budget proposal.

Akinwumi Adesina tells Newsweek that the U.S. must continue its support for Africa to stop militants thriving.

Trump's plans to cut taxes and raise trade barriers, if enacted, might give a short-term income boost to some workers but would not deliver the long-term growth, Nobel Prize-winning economist Angus Deaton said.

When visiting some of the poorest places on Earth, I've seen the people whose lives have been saved by U.S. foreign assistance, the author writes.

The president's budget proposals would see spending on aid and 'soft power' slashed in favor of defense.

PBS has proven itself to be the place for the best practices in using media for education, the author writes.

Programs funding homeless outreach and the arts are among many that could be on the chopping block, and negative reaction has been swift.

National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities could be eliminated; overall, budget cuts could save $10.5 trillion over 10 years, The Hill reports.