fiscal 2027 budget request
Coverage of fiscal 2027 budget request in the Nexus archive.
- Watch live: Rollins faces House questioning over USDA budget
USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins will testify before a House panel on USDA’s domestic priorities and the fiscal 2027 budget request. The White House is seeking $20.8 billion in discretionary budget authority for USDA in 2027, a $4.9 billion decrease from 2026.
- Watch live: Rubio testifies before Senate panel on State Department budget, Iran war
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee on the State Department’s fiscal 2027 budget request and the Middle East turmoil. The hearing follows his questioning in the House by Democrats regarding the Iran war and stalled negotiations.
- Watch live: McMahon faces questions over Education budget
Education Secretary Linda McMahon will testify before a Senate Appropriations Committee panel on President Trump’s fiscal 2027 budget request for the Education Department, which has faced potential cuts since Trump’s return to office. The administration has shifted many of its programs to other federal agencies.
- Watch live: Lutnick testifies before House on fiscal 2027 budget request
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick will testify before the House Appropriations Committee on President Trump’s fiscal 2027 budget request. The White House is seeking $9.2 billion for the Commerce Department, a $1.3 billion cut from 2026 levels, with reductions to climate research grants and other programs labeled 'wasteful.'
- Watch live: Bessent testifies before Senate on Trump’s 2027 budget request
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is testifying before the Senate Appropriations Committee on President Trump’s 2027 budget request, which proposes $11.5 billion for domestic programs—a $1.5 billion reduction from 2026. The cuts target programs like the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund.
- Watch live: RFK Jr. testifies before Senate on 2027 HHS budget request
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee on the department’s fiscal 2027 budget request. The hearing will address leadership changes, updates to the childhood vaccine schedule, and initiatives under the Trump administration’s 'Make America Healthy Again' agenda.
- Watch live: RFK Jr. testifies before House panel on HHS budget
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on President Trump’s fiscal 2027 budget request, with lawmakers expected to question him about proposed changes to the childhood vaccine schedule.
- Watch live: Vought testifies before Senate on White House’s 2027 budget request
OMB Director Russ Vought testifies before the Senate Budget Committee on President Trump’s 2027 budget request, which includes a 42% increase in defense spending to $1.5 trillion and $73 billion in non-defense spending cuts. The proposed cuts target 'woke' initiatives, as outlined in a budget memo.
- Watch live: RFK Jr. faces questioning by House over HHS policies, budget
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will testify before the House Ways and Means Committee on Trump administration HHS policies and the fiscal 2027 budget. This marks his first Capitol Hill appearance since a contentious Senate Finance Committee hearing.
- Watch live: Wright testifies before House on Energy Department 2027 budget request
Energy Secretary Chris Wright will testify before the House Appropriations Committee about the White House’s fiscal 2027 budget request for energy policies. Rising energy costs are linked to U.S. operations in Iran and Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical oil shipping route.