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The Senate has passed about $9 billion in federal spending cuts requested by President Donald Trump, including deep reductions to public broadcasting and foreign aid, moving forward on one of the president's top priorities despite concerns from several Republican senators.
NPR and PBS outlets, including several in Southern California, will have to make tough decisions as the U.S. Senate votes to claw back money previously allocated for their operations.
The Senate passed President Trump's request to rescind $9 billion in foreign aid and public broadcasting funding early Thursday and sent it back to the House ahead of a Friday deadline.
President Donald Trump is one step closer to having Congress officially sign off on a slice of his Department of Government Efficiency’s spending cuts after Senate Republicans agreed TK DATE to cancel $9 billion in funding to foreign aid and public broadcasting.
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The House and Senate are poised to consider switching back to some of the names of military bases that the Trump administration reversed.
A Senate bill targeting fraud charges tied to the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant, which BI previously reported on, moved forward this week.
The onetime Saginaw resident and state education leader vows to win "no matter the timeline" as she seeks the 35th District position.
The Senate Appropriations Committee removed Sen. Chris Van Hollen’s amendment Thursday that would’ve kept dollars reserved for the FBI headquarters’ move to Greenbelt instead of