Mass state cuts are continued by Donald Trump’s government, targeting the expenditure of the State Department and outpatient programs this time.

In particular, the Trump government is considering calling Congress to cut almost half the budgets of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the US International Development Service (USAID), in accordance with a document that came under the possession of Politico.

The proposal for the fiscal year 2026 provides for disposal 28.4 billion dollars at the Foreign Ministry and USAID, from $ 54.4 billion approved for 2025. This includes cuts required by the White House Management and Budget Office. The proposal also takes into account the dismantling of the USAID with its remaining programs being in the process of integrating into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The proposal will abolish or cut significant numerous programs, including those promoting democracy, support educational and cultural exchanges, fight drug trafficking and assist UN peacekeeping missions.

Expenditure on global health programs may be reduced by about 50%, while funding for migration and refugees will be reduced to half and will only be used for emergency situations, according to the document.

The government is considering closing dozens of US diplomatic offices around the world, according to two US officials, as part of these extensive diplomatic budget cuts. The design includes US embassies in South Africa and Sahel, consulates in Europe and several embassies in Oceania, according to officials.

The budget document also shows that the Trump government will ask Congress to approve about $ 20 billion in rescissions – that is, the ministry’s funds decided not to spend and return to the Treasury. This document is different from the Foreign Ministry’s reorganization plan that is expected to be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) soon.

It is not clear whether the proposal will be implemented as Foreign Minister Marco Rubio will insist, despite the requirements of OMB, to maintain some of the programs.

Representatives of the Foreign Ministry did not respond immediately to a request for comment. However, Rachel Coley, a spokesman for the OMB, said: “No final funding decisions have been made.”

Even if all the cuts are included in President Donald Trump’s official budget proposal for the financial year 2026, Congress has previously ignored such proposals by the White House and has drawn up its own plan.

However, the proposal sends a clear message to the government’s priorities, which focus primarily on shrinking the size and spending of the state. Early, the government had drastically moved to reduce external assistance spending, including the substantial dismantling of USAID, despite the persistence of democratic MPs that this cannot be done without Congress’s agreement.

The funding of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and USAID is the largest part of the international budget supervised by Congress, although there are some related programs to other services. It is not clear what is foreseen for these other programs.

At the same time, the White House will soon ask Congress to cancel $ 9.3 billion already approved for external assistance, public broadcasting and other programs.

Congress is expected to receive this request for so -called “rescissions” when legislators return from the two -week vacation within the month. In order to cancel funding, the House of Representatives and the Senate must vote in favor of the request by simple majority.

The White House package is expected to target the funding of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the USAid International Development Service (USAID), Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the US Institute of Peace (US Institute of Peace) and other programs.