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House gives final approval to Trump’s $9 billion cut to public broadcasting and foreign aid
Some Republicans were uncomfortable with the cuts, yet supported them anyway, wary of crossing Trump or upsetting his agenda.
House passes rescissions package slashing $9B in federal funding for foreign aid, NPR and PBS
The measure returns about $8 billion earmarked for the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and upwards of $1 ...
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Senate passes $9 billion in spending cuts to public broadcasting, foreign aid
The Senate has passed about $9 billion in federal spending cuts requested by President Donald Trump, including deep ...
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Judiciary Requests $53M in FY2026 Funding, Citing Executive Overreach, Unmet Obligations, and Underfunded Mandates
The Judiciary of the Virgin Islands made its annual appearance before the Legislature on Thursday to defend its budget ...
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Powell Letter Counters White House Criticisms on Fed Renovations
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell in a Thursday letter to the director of the White House Office of Management and Budget addressed criticisms leveled at the central bank over a $2.5 billion ...
Republicans Pass Trump’s Rescissions Package, Blindly Letting Exec Branch Claw Back Billions
Earlier this week, the White House agreed to drop a $400 million cut to the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief ...
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What's in the Republican bill cutting $9 billion from public broadcasting and foreign aid
The Republican-led Congress has passed President Donald Trump’s request to claw back about $9 billion in public broadcasting ...