The Trump $9 billion cut in foreign aid and public broadcasting spending bill has been passed by both the House and Senate.

[Trump's $9 billion cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting spending bill passed by both the House and Senate] The Republican Party in the House of Representatives overcame some internal resistance to cancel $9 billion in federal spending for foreign aid and public broadcasting. The House passed the Trump administration's plan early Friday morning with a vote of 216 to 213, which had previously been approved by the Senate. This expenditure cancellation marks the first successful execution of a "funding recovery initiative" by the White House in over 25 years. This action effectively formalizes the government's initiative to cut foreign aid programs, including the reduction of funding for the U.S. Agency for International Development, which was closed earlier this year and merged into the State Department. The move also rescinds $1.1 billion in funding for the Public Broadcasting Corporation (which includes NPR and PBS) and stops funding for the next two fiscal years. Republicans have long criticized NPR and PBS for having a liberal bias.