US Senate passes aid, public broadcasting cuts in victory for Trump
By Patricia ZengerleJuly 17, 20255:02 AM EDTUpdated 4
- $9 billion in cuts passes by narrowest possible margin
- Republican-led Congress has backed every Trump initiative
- Democrats, some Republicans, lament ceding control of spending
- Public broadcasting cuts could deprive rural US areas of news
The Senate voted 51 to 48 in favor of Trump's request to cut $9 billion in spending already approved by Congress.
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Most of the cuts are to programs to assist foreign countries suffering from disease, war and natural disasters, but the plan also eliminates all $1.1 billion the Corporation for Public Broadcasting was due to receive over the next two years.

US Senate passes aid, public broadcasting cuts in victory for Trump
The U.S. Senate early on Thursday approved President Donald Trump's plan for billions of dollars in cuts to funding for foreign aid and public broadcasting, handing the Republican president another victory as he exerts control over Congress with little opposition.