Trump took a victory lap after Congress formally passed his measure to claw back previously approved funding, including $1.1 billion for PBS and NPR.

The Senate approved major cuts in federal spending overnight that includes foreign aid and public broadcasting, now sending it back to the House. The package eliminates $1.1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting,

In 2018, during his first term, Trump sent a $15.3 billion rescission package to Congress that passed the House but failed in the Senate. This time, however, the Senate agreed to Trump’s cuts 51-48, with Murkowski and Sen. Susan Collins of Maine being the only Republicans to join Democrats in opposing the bill.

The rescissions revised package passed by a vote of 51-48, with Republican Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski joining Democrats in voting against it.

Escalating import tariffs are beginning to show up in the prices that consumers pay. The President has backtracked on his promise to release government's files on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and the Senate has approved a cut of more than one billion dollars for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting – which provides money to NPR,

Senate Republicans pass $9 billion rescissions bill targeting foreign aid, NPR and PBS, with Vice President Vance casting the decisive vote amid opposition from Democrats, Republicans.