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Democrats say they face a test of faith on whether to trust a bipartisan appropriations process for the next fiscal year.

In Alaska, a public radio station general manager took a moment from a busy day warning her community about a possible tsunami for a special task — sending a text message to Sen. Lisa Murkowski urging her to vote against a measure to strip federal funding of NPR and PBS

The U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives approved by narrow margins on July 17 and 18, 2025, a law that claws back federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Once President Donald Trump signs it into law, the US$9 billion rescissions package will withdraw $1.1 billion Congress had…

Senate GOP appropriators to bring a package of spending bills to the floor before the August recess, Chair Susan Collins said Thursday.

Members vote 51 to 48 in favour of president’s request to slash $9bn in spending already approved by Congress

Senate sends $9 billion rescissions package to the House - Senate

The president is pushing for cuts in spending that Congress needs to approve to take effect – but what exactly are they?

Senators Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, and Mitch McConnell criticized the White House for a lack of transparency surrounding the proposed cuts

Senate Republicans voted to progress President Donald Trump's request to cancel $9 billion in previously approved spending on Tuesday, despite concerns.

Senate Republicans had barely enough votes Tuesday to advance President Trump's proposal to claw back money appropriated for public broadcasting and foreign aid.

Republicans who thought the spending cuts were insufficient or that the bill cut too much into Medicaid suddenly seem at ease with their vote, Eric Garcia writes