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The president proposed halving the funding for benefits including housing vouchers serving about 2.4 million households.
Lawmakers preserved vouchers and increased funding at the Department of Housing and Urban Development to about $84 billion.
Lawmakers jettisoned some of Mr. Trump’s attempts to whittle down antipoverty programs.
Officials believe they can proceed with attempts to dissolve the department and relocate staff this year.
The Trump administration did not get a big nominal cut in spending in Congress for the 2026 fiscal year.
Congress sustained some cuts which helped to lower government spending in 2026.
Changes broke with tradition to treat defense and domestic spending with parity in Washington.
The administration rescinded about $14 billion for foreign aid and public broadcasting.
The administration sees changes as one of its signature victories.
The New York Times analyzed spending across the 11 appropriations bills adopted by Congress
The White House must send Congress a budget by the first Monday in February by law
The administration is expected to release its latest blueprint for the 2027 fiscal year as soon as next month
Mr Trump prevailed by scaling back government size and reach by ousting thousands of federal workers
Funding for medical research college aid and benefits for poor people changed only slightly
Congress rejected much of that vision nearly one year later
Congress is on track to approve more than $1.6 trillion in discretionary spending for 2026
Congress left intact a large set of federal programs this fiscal year
Lawmakers rejected some of the president's attempts to reduce government spending over three months
The women's freeski big air final was delayed by more than an hour because of extreme wind and snow
Swiss duo Anouk Andraska and Mathilde Gremaud withdrew ahead of the final with injuries