Politics: Trump's First 100 Days: What the budget reveals about Trump's priorities

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By Juliet Eilperin  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Are you a liberal or a conservative? That may depend on where you live. A San Francisco conservative might share beliefs with a Tuscaloosa liberal. By Alexa Tullett and Matthew Feinberg  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   The claim that the medical-device tax led to the loss of 20,000 U.S. jobs The House Ways and Means Committee chairman earns Two Pinocchios for exaggerating the impact of the medical-device tax, levied under the Affordable Care Act. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   Trump’s First 100 Days: What the budget reveals about Trump’s priorities Congress ultimately has control of government spending, but the president is proposing cuts to 18 agencies. By Elise Viebeck  •  PowerPost  •  Read more » What's getting cut in Trump's budget To fund increases in defense spending, Trump proposed cuts across departments By Kim Soffen and Denise Lu  •  Read more »   Trump budget asks for $6 billion in HUD cuts, drops development grants OMB's "blueprint" for 2018 puts HUD's funding at $40.7 billion, down from $46.9 billion in 2017 — or 13.2 percent in cuts. By Jose A. DelReal  •  Read more »   In Trump's blueprint to reorder the federal government, echoes of Reagan '81 Like Reagan, he seeks a change in direction, but the obstacles are significant. By Dan Balz  •  Read more »   Trump seeks $4.7 billion in cuts to USDA discretionary spending Staffing, rural development and international food aid are targets for cuts. By Jose A. DelReal  •  National  •  Read more »   Veterans Affairs budget is in line to grow by 6 percent Trump promised new money to improve health-care access and wait times at the agency. 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