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Trump-backed DOGE cuts pass Senate: $1.1B slash to public broadcasting including PBS and NPR, $8B to foreign aid
In a narrow 51–48 vote, the US Senate has approved a $9 billion Trump-backed rescissions package that slashes $1.1 billion in ...
NPR CEO explains what impact the DOGE cuts could have on local stations
The House is looking at President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency’s spending cuts after Senate Republicans ...
White House Tweaks and Murky Promises Help Senate GOP Holdouts Embrace DOGE Cuts
Senate Republicans will tweak President Donald Trump’s $9.4 billion rescission request — the White House’s attempt to give a ...
Democrats warn Trump’s DOGE cuts threaten government funding talks
Senate Democrats are warning the Trump administration’s effort to claw back funds for foreign aid and public broadcasting ...
5 things to know for July 17: DOGE cuts, USAID, Iraq fire, Flood risk research, Syphilis
Maurene Comey, a federal prosecutor in the cases against accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, has been fired. Although a reason for the dismissal was not ...