18 h. 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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43 h. ago Trump threatens to sue over article about Epstein. And, what's next for public media

President Trump has threatened to sue the Wall Street Journal over an article alleging ties to Jeffrey Epstein. And, Congress has passed the rescission package affecting public media and foreign aid.

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43 h. ago How the debate over public media funding played out in Washington this week

The House voted to approve President Trump's request to cancel funds for public media and some foreign aid. NPR looks at how the debate over public media funding played out in Washington this week.

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45 h. 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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49 h. ago US House passes Trump plan to cut $9bn from foreign aid, public broadcasting

US House passes Trump plan to cut $9bn from foreign aid, public broadcasting  The Guardian

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50 h. ago Congress Approves Trump Clawback of Foreign Aid and Funds for NPR and PBS Stations

President Trump’s request to claw back $9 billion in congressionally approved spending passed despite objections from Republicans who said it abdicated the legislative branch’s power of the purse.

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50 h. 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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51 h. ago Alaska US senators split votes on cuts to public broadcasting, foreign aid

Alaska US senators split votes on cuts to public broadcasting, foreign aid  Alaska Beacon

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53 h. 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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66 h. 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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66 h. 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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67 h. ago US Senate passes $9bn cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting funds

US Senate passes $9bn cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting funds  BBC

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67 h. ago US Senate passes $9bn cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting funds for NPR and PBS

US Senate passes $9bn cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting funds for NPR and PBS  BBC

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67 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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67 h. 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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2 d. ago Senate Approves Trump’s Bid to Cancel Foreign Aid and Funds for NPR and PBS Stations

The bill to claw back $9 billion in congressionally approved spending passed over the objections of Republicans who said it abdicated the legislative branch’s power of the purse.

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3 d. 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 d. 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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3 d. ago Senate debates package that would cut foreign aid and public media funding

The Senate debates the clawing back of previously approved funding for foreign aid and public media — as Democratic lawmakers object. A final vote in the Senate is expected by Thursday.

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3 d. ago State Department official defends layoffs and the dismantling of foreign aid agency

A senior State Department official faced tough questions on Capitol Hill Wednesday as he defended sweeping layoffs and the dismantling of the U.S.'s lead foreign aid agency.

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