Congress approves a $9 billion spending cut targeting public broadcasting and foreign aid, overcoming GOP divisions despite the cuts making up a small share of the budget.

The Senate has passed Donald Trump’s request to cancel about $9 billion in foreign aid and public broadcasting spending, moving forward on one of the president’s top priorities despite concerns from several Republican senators.

Congress voted to cut federal funding for public broadcasting, meaning local Utah stations such as UPR, KUER and PBS Utah will lose a portion of their funding.

Congress approved $9 billion in spending cuts to public broadcasting and foreign aid, giving President Trump a victory in his efforts to slash the federal budget.

The $9 billion package passed the House and the Senate with only Republican votes through the rarely used "rescissions" process. Trump is now expected to sign it into law.

Republican lawmakers are considering clawing back $9 billion in federal funds, codifying a slice of cuts proposed by DOGE.

The House passed the DOGE spending cuts package, which now heads to Trump’s desk. Meanwhile, Trump ordered Attorney General Pam Bondi to seek the release of grand jury testimony surrounding the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.

Murkowski said on Wednesday that she still opposes the bill after voting on Tuesday against advancing it forward.

The Minnesota Democrat 'started to not feel well' during the day and will stay the night at a Washington hospital, her staff said.

The Senate cleared two procedural hurdles Tuesday/TK day to move closer to a final vote on the GOP effort to codify Department of Government Efficiency spending cuts as a deadline to act on the White House priority looms.