His budget increases spending on nuclear weapons by $12.4 billion and cuts the State Department by $13 billion.
State Department
What Happens to National Security After Gutting the State Department
Donald Trump and Rex Tillerson are engaging in mindless vandalism in Foggy Bottom.
Trump Isn’t Draining the Swamp, He’s Drowning Diplomacy
Trump and the GOP Congress have plans to decimate the entire federal workforce, and they’re starting with the State Department.
Ethno-Nationalist Movements Don’t Like Diplomacy
Europe and the U.S. are forgetting why the UN exists in the first place.
Military Top Brass Wants Money for State, Not Defense
Trump’s proposal to cut the department’s budget is extreme and dangerous.
Notes From the Resistance
Dissent is coming from all sides for President Trump, even from his own State Department.
This Situation Is More Dire Than I Want to Admit
Trump is clearly not competent enough to be president.
Foreign Service Officers Join the Dissent
‘Hundreds’ of State Dept officials will sign ‘dissent memo.’
Fear and Loathing in Foggy Bottom
Morale is low and anxiety is high inside Trump’s State Department.
The Entire Senior Management Team at the State Department Has Resigned
This is really not normal.

