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Trump Administration Proposes Massive Cuts to National Park Service Budget (Again), While Asking for $10 Billion for “Beautification Projects” In...

The Trump administration’s FY 2027 budget proposes a $760 million, 26% cut to the National Park Service’s operating budget, shrinking it to $2.14 billion. Across the Interior Department, the request represents a $2.3 billion, 12.9% reduction. Key program cuts include a 93% slash to the National Recreation and Preservation budget and a 94% cut to the Historic Preservation Fund. Simultaneously, the proposal creates a $10 billion Presidential Capital Stewardship Program for Washington, D.C., dwarfing the NPS’s entire budget request.