The Latest: Trump backs off Special Olympics funding cut

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on a proposal to eliminate funding for the Special Olympics (all times local):
4:30 p.m.
President Donald Trump says he is backing off a budget request to cut funding for the Special Olympics, after days of criticism.
Trump told reporters at the White House Thursday, “I’ve overridden my people for funding the Special Olympics.”
The Trump administration’s education budget proposal calls for the elimination of $17.6 million in funding for