Trump hits State Department in 'hard power' budget blueprint

Washington (AFP) – President Donald Trump proposed drastic cuts in spending on the arts, science, foreign aid and environmental protection Thursday, in a military-dominated budget blueprint that has already met fierce Congressional opposition.
The Republican leader — translating hardline campaign promises into dollars-and-cents commitments — proposed scrapping dozens of agencies and programs, from public broadcasting to bioscience, to pay for $52 billion in new military spendi