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Trump urged Senate Majority Leader John Thune to cancel the August congressional recess to allow for the confirmation of his nominees.
The US Senate is considering giving up crucial authority over key intelligence officials responsible for assuring major agencies comply with legal restrictions and the Constitution.The top legal officials at the Central Intelligence Agency and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence would no longer need Senate confirmation under the latest version of a broad policy bill approved by the Senate Intelligence Committee.
The Senate passed President Trump's request to rescind $9 billion in foreign aid and public broadcasting funding early Thursday and sent it back to the House ahead of a Friday deadline.
The Senate voted early Thursday to claw back $9 billion in federal funding for global aid programs and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, sending the package requested by President
The vote to take up legislation to rescind $9 billion in congressionally approved funds suggested that Republicans would bow to the president’s wishes in the simmering fight over spending powers.
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Washington — The Senate could move forward as soon as Tuesday on a request from the White House to claw back $9.4 billion in funds for international aid and public broadcasting as Congress faces a Friday deadline to act.
Vice President Vance on Tuesday night broke a tie to allow the Senate to begin debate on a bill to claw back billions of dollars in funding previously authorized by Congress for foreign aid and
The Senate has passed about $9 billion in federal spending cuts requested by President Donald Trump, including deep reductions to public broadcasting and foreign aid.
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Congress approves a $9 billion spending cut targeting public broadcasting and foreign aid, overcoming GOP divisions despite the cuts making up a small share of the budget.