Congress Approves $9 Billion in Spending Cuts Amid Political Tensions
TL;DR
The U.S. House approved a plan to rescind $9 billion in federal funds, including $1.1 billion for public broadcasting and about $7 billion in foreign aid, potentially leading to the shutdown of many NPR and PBS stations, especially in rural and underserved areas, amid political debates and bipartisan concerns about the impact and process of the cuts.
- Congress rolls back $9 billion in public media funding and foreign aid NPR
- House passes Trump’s $9 billion DOGE cuts package in another legislative win for president CNN
- NPR and PBS Funding Cuts Were Decades in the Making The New York Times
- Congress sends $9B spending cuts package to Trump's desk after late-night House vote Fox News
- Tensions over Epstein files complicate Republican plan to vote on cuts bill The Guardian
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