Trump, Senate and spending
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The U.S. House of Representatives was struggling on Thursday to advance President Donald Trump's proposed $9 billion funding cut to public media and to foreign aid, amid infighting among the Republican majority over issues including questions related to Jeffrey Epstein.
The US Senate has passed a bill that seeks to cut $9bn (£6.7bn) from funds previously approved for spending by Congress, including cuts to public broadcasting and foreign aid. The 51-48 vote happened just before dawn on Thursday, following an hours-long overnight "vote-a-rama", as the Republican-led Senate negotiated amendments.
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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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