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McConnell switches vote on public broadcasting, foreign aid cuts
A Trump-backed plan to strip federal funds for public broadcasting and foreign aid passed the Senate and returns to the House.
The Latest: House approves Trump’s $9 billion cut to public broadcasting and foreign aid
Republican majorities in both houses of Congress have now approved President Donald Trump’s clawback of about $9 billion for public broadcasting and foreign aid that lawmakers had appropriated
What's in the Republican Bill Cutting $9 Billion From Public Broadcasting and Foreign Aid
The Republican-led Congress is testing the popularity of Department of Government Efficiency spending cuts this week by aiming to pass President Donald Trump’s request to claw back about $9 billion in public broadcasting and foreign aid spending.
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McConnell would uphold his principles by voting against Trump's foreign aid cuts | Opinion
Sen. Mitch McConnell must choose to continue being a champion for US foreign aid by voting against Trump's cuts or abandon his long-held principles.
Bill that cuts foreign aid and public broadcasting heads to Trump's desk
Watch: The moment US House approves public media and foreign aid funding cuts The US House of Representatives has passed a bill allowing Congress to claw back billions in pre-approved funding for public broadcasting and foreign aid.
House passes public media, foreign aid clawbacks after Epstein scramble
Six months into Donald Trump’s presidency, Congress finally codified a small piece of the hundreds of billions of dollars his Department of Government Efficiency pinpointed as “waste.” House Republicans gave final approval just after midnight Friday to Trump’s proposal to claw back $9 billion in public media and foreign assistance,
$9B clawed back from foreign aid, public media, and Trump likely isn't done, says WH budget chief
The Republican-controlled House voted 216-213 to give final passage to a bill cutting $9 billion in spending that had already been approved, sending it to President Donald Trump to become law. The cuts aimed at public media and foreign aid passed in another middle-of-the-night vote on Capitol Hill,
House passes bill cutting $9B in foreign aid, public broadcasting
The U.S. House of Representatives early Friday passed President Donald Trump's bill to rescind some $9 billion in foreign aid and public broadcasting funds.
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I CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT JUST HAPPENED TO MITCH MCCONNELL!
Analyzing Mitch McConnell's recent health incidents, Donald Trump's continued influence, and the evolving state of the ...
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'Wild card': Why 'Crafty' Mitch McConnell 'doesn’t mind sticking Trump in the eye'
Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) was a major source of frustration to Democrats. The former Senate majority leader, after the ...
GOP-led Senate votes to cancel $9 billion in funding for foreign aid, NPR and PBS
The spending cuts package, requested by the White House, heads back to the House ahead of a Friday deadline for Trump to sign ...
McConnell evolves from GOP leader to Senate wild card
Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) has emerged as one of the biggest wild cards in the Senate, keeping his ...
Mitch McConnell Breaks Cover to Trash ‘Rabid’ JD Vance
Mitch McConnell has shrunk from the spotlight since relinquishing the GOP leadership last year—but the weekend’s bunker-buster strikes on Iran and Donald Trump’s subsequent visit to the NATO summit ...
Mitch McConnell Says People Worried About Medicaid Cuts Will 'Get Over It'
Republican Senator Mitch McConnell said during a closed-door meeting with Republicans on Tuesday that people worried about cuts to Medicaid in the Senate 's reconciliation bill will "get over it," ...
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McConnell joins letter that urges release of educational funds
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell signed a letter advocating for educational funds to be ...
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Mitch McConnell plans to serve as Senate minority leader through 2024
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell plans to serve the rest of the 118th Congress as the GOP leader, according to a statement from a spokesman for the Kentucky Republican.
Sen. Mitch McConnell: we can grow hemp and protect kids at the same time | Opinion
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Mitch McConnell is ‘alive and well,’ is ‘eager’ to return
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is “alive and well,” telling his colleagues Tuesday by phone that he is “eager” to get back to work after suffering a concussion and breaking ...
In bid to replace McConnell, donations flow to Barr while funds to Cameron slow
U.S. Rep. Andy Barr raised more than $1 million for his campaign to replace outgoing U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell in the latest financial reports.