Law Enforcement, Environment Funds Cut in U.S. Budget Deal

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, high-speed rail and law enforcement are among the programs targeted for budget cuts as part of a long-fought deal to avert a government shutdown.

Details of the cuts for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30 were unveiled this morning. They are the result of a compromise to produce more than $38 billion in savings reached last week among President Barack Obama and congressional leaders just hours before the government’s spending authority was to run out.