President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2027 spending request sets the stage for another partisan clash over guns versus butter, while calling for at least one more reconciliation bill that would test Republican unity. CQ Roll Call’s Aidan Quigley, Paul M. Krawzak and David Lerman assess the prospects for Trump’s budget, the challenge of more reconciliation measures and the status of the Homeland Security funding standoff.

Show Notes:

• Defense-focused Trump budget seeks to cut Democratic priorities
• Senate tees up bill to end Homeland Security shutdown
• Trump’s budget would boost defense and slash domestic programs