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Ahead of Shutdown Deadline, Democrats Face a Dilemma on Spending

25 juillet 2025 à 03:00
Democrats are leery of supporting Republican spending measures after the White House forced through clawbacks of funding already approved by Congress.

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“No one wants a shutdown, and the way we avoid that shut down is by working together,” said Senator Patty Murray of Washington, the top Democrat on the Appropriations Committee.
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Shaheen Backs Trump U.N. Pick After Deal to Release Frozen Foreign Aid Funds

24 juillet 2025 à 16:00
The top Democrat on the foreign affairs panel cast the deciding vote to allow Michael Waltz’s nomination to go to the floor in exchange for a promise from the administration to release money for Haiti and Nigeria.

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Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a New Hampshire Democrat, at the Capitol in June.
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Republicans Rely on Trump’s Promises to Grease the Path for His Agenda

22 juillet 2025 à 15:40
G.O.P. leaders scrounging for the votes to push through the president’s priorities have increasingly turned to him and his team to win over holdouts with special carve-outs and commitments.

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Republicans in Congress have increasingly ceded their power to President Trump.

Republicans in Congress Fret Over Handing Trump Spending Power, Then Vote to Do It

18 juillet 2025 à 00:26
In voting for President Trump’s cancellation of $9 billion in spending they had already approved, Republicans in Congress showed they were willing to cede their power of the purse.

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Senator Thom Tillis at the Capitol on Thursday.

Tribal Media Leader Implores Senator to Reject Public Broadcasting Clawback

16 juillet 2025 à 13:25
In a letter to Senator Mike Rounds, Republican of South Dakota, the head of a network of Native radio and television stations said a deal to ostensibly protect tribal stations was unworkable.

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Senator Mike Rounds, Republican of South Dakota, at center, had signaled his support for President Trump’s request to rescind money from public broadcasting was in doubt, only to reverse his position on Tuesday, sparking criticism from Native Public Media.

Rum, Fisheries and a Sculpture Garden: The Quiet Winners in Trump’s Big Bill

16 juillet 2025 à 11:32
The president’s marquee policy legislation is best known for slashing taxes and cutting social safety net programs. But the sweeping measure also included many little-noticed goodies and add-ons.

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A fishing boat in Metlakatla, Alaska. Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska may have come away with the biggest pot of benefits narrowly targeted to her state.

Senate Votes to Advance Trump’s $9 Billion Cuts to Foreign Aid and Public Broadcast Funds

16 juillet 2025 à 01:45
The vote to take up legislation to rescind $9 billion in congressionally approved funds suggested that Republicans would bow to the president’s wishes in the simmering fight over spending powers.

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Many Republicans initially balked at slashing $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funds more than 1,500 public television and radio stations across the country, including NPR and PBS stations.
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