In a narrow 51–48 vote, the US Senate has approved a $9 billion Trump-backed rescissions package that slashes $1.1 billion in federal funding for public broadcasting, including PBS and NPR, and cuts $8 billion from foreign aid programs.

The House is expected to take up President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency’s spending cuts after Senate Republicans approved $9 billion in cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting overnight.

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Congressional Republicans are launching into their next big legislative fight – this time over DOGE spending cuts for foreign aid and public broadcasting – that risks the wrath of President Donald Trump if they fail.

The Trump administration must disclose certain information about the Department of Government Efficiency to a watchdog advocacy group and make DOGE’s administrator Amy Gleason available to testify, a US appeals court in Washington ruled.

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The House is looking at President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency’s spending cuts after Senate Republicans agreed to cancel $9 billion in funding to foreign aid and public broadcasting.