President Trump proposes major cuts to federal spending.
Part of the White House's budget plan for next year.
But any spending will have to be approved by Congress.
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President Trump has issued his first budget proposal since returning to the White House.
He wants to slash spending for many federal agencies,
but increase spending for defense and border security.
The president's spending plans are expected to run into strong opposition in Congress,
which will need to approve any budget.
NPR's Daniel Kurtzleben joins us.