WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is expected late Thursday to approve President Donald Trump’s request to claw back about $9 billion for public broadcasting and foreign aid as Republicans target institutions and programs they view as bloated or out of step with their agenda.

The Republican-led Congress is testing the popularity of Department of Government Efficiency spending cuts this week by aiming to pass President Donald Trump’s request to claw back about $9 billion in public broadcasting and foreign aid spending.

Former President Trump is facing backlash from some of his supporters after the Justice Department declined to release additional files related to Jeffrey Epstein, the financier and convicted sex offender who died in jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges.

President Donald Trump denied reports he was planning to fire Jerome Powell. Can he even do that legally? Who nominated the Fed chair? What to know.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is gaining some key backing on Capitol Hill from GOP senators who fear the repercussions if President Donald Trump follows through with threats to try and remove the politically independent central banker.

Speculation over whether President Donald Trump is planning to oust Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was heating up Wednesday after published reports, even as the president himself said he was “not planning” such a move.