2 h. ago Congress sends $9B spending cuts package to Trump's desk after late

House Speaker Mike Johnson secures victory as Congress approves $9 billion in spending cuts targeting international aid and public broadcasting in first rescissions package in decades.

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9 h. ago The effect that the rescission package could have on global health

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Dr. Atul Gawande, previously the assistant administrator of USAID, about the effect that the rescission package could have on global health.

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12 h. ago Not 'honest' news organizations: White House defends yanking $9B ‘worth of crap’ in rescissions package

The rescissions package the Senate approved early Thursday pulls more than $1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) that provides federal funding for NPR and PBS.

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19 h. ago Rescission package heads to final vote. And, Trump floats firing the Fed chairman

The Senate voted to approve a rescission package that claws back funds allocated for public media and foreign aid. And, President Trump floats the idea of firing the Federal Reserve chair.

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40 h. ago Senate to debate Trump's $9B clawback bill after dramatic late

Trump's $9 billion rescissions package is advancing despite a trio of Republican defections. It targets foreign aid and public broadcasting funding.

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51 h. ago Tillis: Rescissions Bill 'Great Test Case,' Hope We Vote on a Lot More

On Tuesday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power,” Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) stated that the rescissions package is “a great test case,” and he hopes the Senate votes on much bigger rescissions in the future. Co-host Kailey Leinz asked, “Now The post Tillis: Rescissions Bill ‘Great Test Case,’ Hope We Vote on a Lot More appeared first on Breitbart.

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51 h. ago Murkowski opposes Trump’s $9 billion spending cuts as Senate advances rescissions package by a razor

Murkowski opposes Trump’s $9 billion spending cuts as Senate advances rescissions package by a razor-thin margin  Must Read Alaska

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4 d. ago From Washington: GOP Pushback On President Trump’s Rescissions Package

From Washington: GOP Pushback On President Trump’s Rescissions Package  FOX News Radio

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5 d. ago ‘We will go on’: Global health nonprofit PATH navigates U.S. funding freeze from new Seattle HQ

‘We will go on’: Global health nonprofit PATH navigates U.S. funding freeze from new Seattle HQ  GeekWire

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6 d. ago Russ Vought 'Confident' $9.4 Billion Package to Codify DOGE Cuts to PBS, NPR, and USAID Will Pass Congress

Director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget Russ Vought said he is confident the 9.4 billion rescissions package to codify DOGE cuts to PBS, NPR, and USAID will pass Congress.  The post Russ Vought ‘Confident’ $9.4 Billion Package to Codify DOGE Cuts to PBS, NPR, and USAID Will Pass Congress appeared first on Breitbart.

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7 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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1 week ago Why experts are concerned about the vaccine study cited by RFK Jr.

RFK Jr. stunned the global health world when he said the U.S. would halt funding the group that helps provide vaccines to many low-income countries. The study he cited is seen by others as dubious.

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2 w. ago Cuts under the Trump administration have gutted the PEPFAR program

In 2003 George W. Bush set up the global health initiative PEPFAR in response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic.  Over the last couple of decades, it's saved millions of lives for relatively little money. But cuts under the Trump administration have gutted the program. An estimated 70,000 people have died already due to the cutbacks.  We speak to journalist Jon Cohen who visited Eswatini and Lesotho to learn about the suspended program's effects on the ground.

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3 w. ago US to stop funding global vaccine alliance Gavi, health secretary says

US to stop funding global vaccine alliance Gavi, health secretary says  Al Jazeera

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3 w. ago US to stop financial support of global vaccine alliance Gavi, health secretary says

US to stop financial support of global vaccine alliance Gavi, health secretary says  Reuters

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4 w. ago Progress Without Programs: Reforming U.S. Department of Defense Global Health Engagement for Economic and Strategic Advantage

Progress Without Programs: Reforming U.S. Department of Defense Global Health Engagement for Economic and Strategic Advantage  Small Wars Journal

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