8 h. ago Senate Advances Trump Clawback of Foreign Aid and Public Broadcast Funds

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.

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9 h. ago Senate GOP blows through 2nd hurdle of the night, teeing up Trump's clawback bill for hourslong debate

Senate Republicans advance President Donald Trump's $9 billion spending clawback package through final procedural hurdle, with some bipartisan opposition to foreign aid cuts.

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9 h. ago Trump's $9 billion clawback passes first Senate test, while more hurdles await

Senate Republicans narrowly advance Trump's funding cuts targeting $8.3 billion from USAID and $1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

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19 h. ago Senate GOP braces for test vote on Trump's $9.4B clawback package

Senate Republicans are preparing to advance Trump's multibillion-dollar clawback package, though internal dissent threatens to stall the effort.

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20 h. ago SCOOP: Fiscal hawks fire warning shot at Senate GOP for pushing changes to Trump's $9.4B spending cuts bill

House conservatives are drawing battle lines in the burgeoning showdown over President Donald Trump's spending cuts request.

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4 d. ago PBS station singles out GOP senators in contentious public broadcasting funding battle

Republican officials criticized PBS Kansas for running an ad asking viewers to contact senators about preserving funding, as the Senate prepares to vote on public media funds.

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5 d. ago Texas Senate Primary for Cornyn Seat Heats Up as Paxton Splits with Wife, Trump Mulls Engaging

President Trump recently met with Senate GOP leaders including Sen. John Thune and officials from the Senate Leadership Fund to discuss key 2026 races, including the high-stakes Texas showdown between Sen. John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton. According to a source familiar with the meeting, the White House is closely monitoring the primary but has yet to intervene, reportedly waiting to see whether Paxton can close the polling gap before weighing in. The post Texas Senate Primary for Cornyn Seat Heats Up as Paxton Splits with Wife, Trump Mulls Engaging appeared first on Breitbart.

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5 d. ago 'Gut check time': Dissent among Senate GOP ranks threatens to reduce Trump's spending cut demand

Republican senators divided on $9.4 billion cuts to USAID and public broadcasting as leadership plans amendment process for the White House's rescissions package.

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7 d. ago 'Bait and switch': Schumer warns of bitter funding fight over GOP cuts plan

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says the GOP plans to advance a $9.4 billion cuts package targeting USAID and PBS would undermine the bipartisan appropriations process.

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1 week ago Republicans praise 'big, beautiful bill’s' work requirement for Medicaid: ‘We’ve got to get back to work’

Democrats predict doom over a provision within the “One Big, Beautiful Bill" that requires adults to work to be eligible for Medicaid, while GOP senators praise it.

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1 week ago The GOP's massive bill would add trillions of dollars to the country's debt

The GOP tax cut and spending bill passed by the Senate this week is expected to add trillions of dollars to the federal debt over the next decade. The savings would mostly go to top earners.

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1 week ago How the GOP spending bill passed by the Senate would impact Medicaid

How would the GOP megabill that the Senate passed on Tuesday affect Medicaid coverage? Julie Rovner, chief Washington correspondent for KFF Health News, breaks down the changes contained in the bill.

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2 w. ago GOP megabill heads back to the House for final approval after Senate passage

President Trump's massive tax and spending bill now heads back to the House for final approval. Republicans largely rallied behind the bill and the president to give him the win.

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2 w. ago Trump urges House Republicans to ignore 'grandstanders' and deliver his 'big, beautiful bill' by July 4

Trump rallies House GOP to approve his $3.3 trillion megabill after Senate passage, highlighting benefits including lower taxes, higher wages and strengthened social programs.

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2 w. ago Senate pulls AI regulatory ban from GOP bill after complaints from states

Senate pulls AI regulatory ban from GOP bill after complaints from states  PBS

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2 w. ago Senate GOP passes Trump's sweeping policy bill, setting up decisive vote in the House

The Republican megabill cuts trillions in taxes, while scaling back spending on Medicaid and other federal programs. It now heads to the House, where some GOP lawmakers are signaling major objections.

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2 w. ago 'We're ignoring him': GOP senators react to Musk's threat to primary supporters of Trump's 'beautiful' bill

Fox News Digital asked several GOP senators about Tesla CEO Elon Musk's threats to primary Republicans who support President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill."

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2 w. ago How the GOP spending bill now before the Senate would impact Medicaid

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Adrianna McIntyre, assistant professor of health policy and politics at Harvard, about how the GOP spending bill before the Senate would impact Medicaid.

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2 w. ago Senate Republicans closing in on final vote on GOP spending bill

Senate Republicans are closing in on a final vote on President Trump's signature domestic policy bill, hoping to have it to his desk by a self-imposed July 4 deadline.

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2 w. ago White House urges GOP to ‘stay tough’ as Senate debates amendments to Trump’s bill

White House urges GOP to ‘stay tough’ as Senate debates amendments to Trump’s bill  The Washington Post

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