2 h. ago Appeals court ruling will let Trump administration cut billions in foreign aid

A federal appeals court has reversed a lower court's ruling, clearing the way for the Trump administration to cut billions in foreign aid funding this year.

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56 h. ago What the Nvidia Chip Payoff Deal Says About Trump’s Trade War

A deal for Nvidia and AMD to give the Trump administration a cut of chip sales to China raises questions about national security and trade policy goals.

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4 d. ago Trump admin cutting $20M in DC security funding after federal law enforcement ordered to increase presence

The Trump administration plans to cut $20 million in security funding for Washington, D.C., according to a grant notice.

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5 d. ago Radio Free Europe journalists in Latvia face an uncertain future

Russian journalists in exile fight Russian propaganda, working for U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe from Latvia. But the Trump administration plans to cut funds is creating uncertainty.

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8 d. ago Voter ID law in Texas wins at appeals court after Biden admin lawsuit

Requirements for mail-in ballots laid out in Texas' Election Integrity Protection Act of 2021 are legal, a federal appeals court ruled on Monday.

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3 w. ago Week in Politics: Trump claws back $9B from public broadcasting and foreign aid

President Trump celebrated another legislative win, clawing back $9 billion from public broadcasting and foreign aid. And the fallout continues over the administration's handling of the Epstein case.

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3 w. ago Congress sends bill cutting public media and foreign aid funding to Trump

House Republicans delivered a major victory to President Trump early Friday, passing Trump's rescissions bill that claws back $9 billion in funds already approved for public media and foreign aid.

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3 w. ago Congress rolls back $9 billion in public media funding and foreign aid

The House approved a Trump administration plan to rescind $9 billion in previously allocated funds, including $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

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3 w. ago Trump's modest spending cuts package survives narrow Senate vote as some Republicans break ranks

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.

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3 w. ago Senate passes $9 billion in spending cuts to public broadcasting, foreign aid requested by Trump

The effort to claw back a sliver of federal spending comes after Republicans also muscled Trump’s big tax and spending cut bill to approval without any Democratic support. The post Senate passes $9 billion in spending cuts to public broadcasting, foreign aid requested by Trump appeared first on Boston.com.

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3 w. ago Two Republicans vote against Trump's $9 billion clawback of foreign aid, NPR funding

Trump's $9 billion clawback bill passed the Senate with Republican support, cutting USAID and public broadcasting funds, despite two GOP senators' opposition.

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3 w. ago US Senate approves cutting billions in foreign aid as Trump demands

US Senate approves cutting billions in foreign aid as Trump demands  Al Jazeera

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3 w. ago 'Long overdue': Senate Republicans ram through Trump's clawback package with cuts to foreign aid, NPR

Senate Republicans pass $9 billion rescissions bill targeting foreign aid, NPR and PBS, with Vice President Vance casting the decisive vote amid opposition from Democrats, Republicans.

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3 w. ago Clawing back foreign aid is tied to 'waste, fraud and abuse.' What's the evidence?

As the Senate prepares to vote on a bill to rescind $40 billion in promised foreign aid, critics of the measure say a thorough governmental review of targeted programs did not actually take place.

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4 w. ago Senate Votes to Advance Trump’s $9 Billion Cuts to Foreign Aid and Public Broadcast Funds

The vote to take up legislation to rescind $9 billion in congressionally approved funds suggested that Republicans would bow to the president’s wishes in the simmering fight over spending powers.

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