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The U.S. Senate late on Tuesday advanced President Donald Trump's request to slash billions in spending on foreign aid and ...
The vote to take up legislation to rescind $9 billion in funds Congress has already approved suggested that Republicans would bow to the president’s wishes in the simmering fight over spending powers.
Hours after reports that Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) was against advancing President Donald Trump's "rescissions" bill to ...
President Donald Trump signed into law two measures long-sought by Alaska’s congressional delegation to benefit Alaska Native ...
The rescissions bill to claw back funding approved for foreign aid, NPR and PBS is a top Trump priority, but some Senate Republicans have raised concerns about the cuts.
PBS’s Paula Kerger said that federal cuts to public media will harm local member stations — especially ones in rural America ...
Speaker Mike Johnson is putting pressure on Senate Republicans to pass President Donald Trump’s rescissions package. Johnson told reporters Monday that clawing back just $9 billion in funding for ...
Despite Trump’s claims, the bill is extremely unpopular. Five recent polls found net approval ratings ranging from minus-19 percentage points to minus-29 points for the legislation. “The more ...
The Senate passed Trump’s so-called “big, beautiful bill” after a 26-hour marathon of negotiations during which Alaska ...
"There is absolutely no reason why the American people should be forced to foot the bill for Sesame Street in Iraq," Senator ...
The president is threatening to withhold his endorsement from Republican senators who oppose the $9.4 billion package of cuts ...