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The Hearst Television Data Team breaks down the $9 billion budget cut passed by Congress. The House approved President Donald Trump's request to remove $9 billion in foreign aid and public broadcasting on Friday.
Bills were filed in January in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House to make daylight saving time permanent. Since then, though, no action has been taken.
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce held its ninth hearing on campus antisemitism in the past 18 months. This edition focused on faculty and foreign funding.
The House narrowly passed the rescission request package in early hours of Friday morning. The bill, which claws back $9 billion in public media funding and foreign aid, now goes to President Trump for his signature.
First-term Congress members from N.Y., N.J. ready for new challenge New members of Congress from the Tri-State Area area walked into their offices on Capitol Hill for the very first time Friday. Jan 3
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