Senate GOP and White House clash over funding cuts and budget battles
TL;DR
Senate Republicans are strategizing on how to pass Trump's $9.4 billion rescission package, which aims to reverse recent funding cuts, including those to global AIDS programs, with some members open to amendments. The package's passage is crucial; if it fails, Trump may be forced to spend the funds or attempt to rescind funding unilaterally, risking political fallout and embarrassment for the White House.
- Senate GOP plots how to move Trump’s $9.4B clawbacks request Politico
- White House’s DOGE cuts package faces uncertain path in Senate as clock ticks CNN
- 'Bait and switch': Schumer warns of bitter funding fight over GOP cuts plan Fox News
- Republicans are already getting hammered over the OBBB Punchbowl News
- Susan Collins opposes clawing back health care, public media funding — with the exception of NPR's Maine Public
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