WASHINGTON — The White House on Friday proposed a $1.5 trillion budget for the Department of War, upping defense spending by about 40% from last year as the war against Iran continues.

President Trump asked Congress for the infusion of cash for the Pentagon by way of his official 2027 budget request.

Of that, $1.15 trillion is marked as discretionary spending, and at least $350 billion would be provided via budget reconciliation to expand the defense industrial base as war in the Middle East continues.

Federal law enforcement funding would also get a $19 billion requested increase.

And the Office of Management and Budget has requested a $73 billion cut in non-defense spending and other so-called “woke” programs from the past administration — a 10% decrease from the 2026 fiscal year.

The defense budget includes a pay bump of between six and seven percent for all troops, funds to fund “critical munitions,” development of Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile defense system, investments “in critical minerals and domestic supply chains,” as well as $65.8 billion for shipbuilding.

The demand from Congress comes in the midst of the war against Iran, where US military have hammered targets for more than a month.

“This amount exceeds even the Reagan buildup by approaching the historic increases just prior to World War II, a level that recognizes the current global threat environment and restores the readiness and lethality of our forces,” stated an OMB fact sheet.

“The whole of government, whole of nation shipbuilding order of 41 ships alone represents the largest demand signal to the maritime industrial base since the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt.”

Additionally, the Department of War is expected to reduce Diversity, Equity and Inclusion program spending by “millions of dollars” after eliminating more than $1.6 billion.

As for other cuts, the president’s budget eliminates $15 billion in Department of Energy funding from the bipartisan infrastructure law passed under former President Joe Biden.

Another $4 billion from that law set aside for an electric vehicle charging program funded by the Department of Transportation is also getting the ax.

Trump and other Republicans railed against the legislation, likening it to a “Green New Scam” that was bilking taxpayers for unreliable and costly energy production.

“The Biden Administration spent more than three years implementing these programs, but built only a small number of chargers because it prioritized over-regulating and ‘climate justice’ goals,” OMB’s fact sheet reads.

More than $841 million in “woke” programming is also on the chopping block — including those focused on “radical gender and racial ideologies,” according to OMB.

The budget is a statement of Trump’s priorities. But it’s up to Congress to pass the appropriations bills to fund the programs, and plenty of changes can happen in the GOP-led House and Senate.