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Senate to move on Trump's request to cancel billions in foreign aid, NPR and PBS funding

Washington — The Senate could move forward as soon as Tuesday on a request from the White House to claw back $9.4 billion in funds for international aid and public broadcasting as Congress faces a Friday deadline to act.

CNN on MSN · 38m

What will happen to PBS and NPR stations if the Senate votes to claw back funding?

Public media stations are on the verge of losing the federal funding that has helped keep them on the air for decades. Here’s what that would look like.

Politico · 11h

Senate votes to move ahead on funding clawback package

The Senate is one step closer to approving a request from President Donald Trump to cancel roughly $9 billion in foreign aid and public media funding. Senators narrowly voted 51-50 on two procedural hurdles the package needed to overcome.

Senate, Waltz and Signal

The Associated Press on MSN · 12h

Mike Waltz pledges to make UN ‘great again’ at Senate confirmation hearing

It is unclear how Waltz would approach the job. Trump’s first nominee, Rep. Elise Stefanik, had built a track record in Congress of criticizing the U.N. She vowed during her confirmation hearing in January to combat what she called antisemitism at the world body and lead a review of U.S. funding.

USA TODAY on MSN · 18h

Former Trump adviser Mike Waltz faces 'Signalgate' grilling in Senate hearing for UN post

The former Trump national security adviser will be peppered with questions about Signal in his confirmation hearing for United Nations ambassador.

ABC · 16h

Waltz faces questions on Signal chat in Senate confirmation hearing for UN ambassador

Mike Waltz, Trump's former national security adviser, faced questions from Democrats on the Signal chat controversy Tuesday in confirmation hearing for U.N. ambassador.

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U.S. Senate Weighs Sanctions Bill As Russia Stalls Peace Talks

As Russia delays peace negotiations with Ukraine, U.S. elected officials in Congress are considering a new sanctions bill to ...

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GOP narrowly advances rescissions package to Senate floor

Senate Republicans had barely enough votes Tuesday to advance President Trump's proposal to claw back money appropriated for ...

Bill to claw back public media, foreign aid funds clears key Senate hurdle with Vance breaking tie

Senate Republicans on Tuesday narrowly cleared a key procedural hurdle on the path to clawing back billions of dollars in ...

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Senate Republicans Clearing Path to Slash Public Radio Funds

Senate Republicans are reworking their $9 billion budget rescissions bill to ensure Trump’s proposed cuts to NPR and PBS stay ...

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U.S. Senate passes illegal ahi fishing bill

A bill aimed at protecting local fishermen has been passed by the U.S. Senate. On July 14, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed ...

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Sen. King speaks on Senate floor against recissions legislation

WASHINGTON (WABI) - Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, spoke on the Senate floor against the ‘Recissions Package’ currently being ...

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Senate report reveals missed warnings, denied help in 2024 assassination attempt

Three-hundred sixty-five days later, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released a finalized report of their findings into the attempted assassination that injured three, ...

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