Democrats reject Trump’s domestic spending cuts

Democrats controlling the House moved to cut back President Donald Trump’s budget increases for the Pentagon while significantly increasing domestic program budgets.

The move ramps up a battle with Trump and puts the Democratic House on a collision course with the GOPheld Senate.

Trump’s budget promised a 5% defense budget increase to $750 billion next year while it would cut day-today operating budgets for domestic agencies by $62 billion, or 10%.