Is the White House budget an attempt to test presidential power?

The White House recently released its budget proposal for 2026,
which calls for over $160 billion in cuts to the Centers for
Disease Control, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of
Education, FBI, and federal housing programs like Section 8.
Normally, the budget isn’t more than a simple suggestion to
Congress. But Russell Vought, Trump’s close advisor who also
oversees the federal budget, may have other plans. What is the
administration’s endgame? Will Congress simply play along?


After 15 years of steady decline, the U.S. saw a slight increase
in the national birth rate last year. However, some demographers
and public officials are still concerned about low fertility
rates. It’s a worldwide trend that many nations are working to
solve. The problem has become a priority for the Trump
administration. Can they offer enough incentives to turn things
around?


College students have increasingly relied on ChatGPT and other
chatbots to help them with school assignments. Some say they want
to do the work themselves, but mastering the technology is an
easier way to ensure good grades. Is this a troubling trend for
learning?