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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s request to cancel about $9 billion in foreign aid and public broadcasting spending is nearing passage in the Senate, an action that would have a tiny impact on the nation’s rising debt but could have major ramifications for future spending fights in Congress.
Senate Republicans have advanced President Donald Trump's request to cancel some $9 billion in previously approved spending.
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House conservatives are drawing battle lines in the burgeoning showdown over President Donald Trump's spending cuts request.
The Senate voted by a razor-thin margin late Tuesday to advance debate on a package of funding cuts requested by President Trump that would claw back $1.1 billion previously allocated to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Senate Republicans appear to be on track to pass President Donald Trump’s rescissions package after removing funding cuts to an
Senate Republicans advance President Donald Trump's $9 billion spending clawback package through final procedural hurdle, with some bipartisan opposition to foreign aid cuts.