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The House gave final approval to President Donald Trump’s request to claw back about $9 billion for public broadcasting and foreign aid early Friday as Republicans intensified their efforts to target institutions and programs they view as bloated or out of step with their agenda. The vote marked the first time in decades that a president has successfully submitted such …

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has looked to the marble finishes and hefty price tag of the Federal Reserve headquarters to claim grounds to fire Chair Jerome Powell, with whom he has tussled for years over interest rates. But the extensive use of marble in the building is, at least in part, the result of policies backed by Trump …

Donald Trump has renewed his attacks on Jerome Powell, calling the US central bank chair a “numbskull” and accusing him of “making it difficult for people, especially the young, to buy a house”. The US president accused Powell of preventing the Federal Reserve from lowering interest rates to make housing more affordable. Recent figures have shown US house prices rising …

The White House is frustrated with Susan Collins. She might be the GOP’s best option.  Politico The Senate’s vote to advance Trump’s spending cuts is bad news for Susan Collins  MSNBC News Maine’s Senate race could help decide control of Congress  The 19th News Susan Collins Dealt New Polling Blow Ahead of 2026 Midterms  Newsweek Despite promises, Susan Collins keeps moving the ball | …

House Republicans Dangle Possible Vote on Epstein Files, After Voter Backlash  The New York Times Ron Wyden, a Democrat, Won’t Let Go of the Jeffrey Epstein Case, Either  The New York Times Looming Epstein vote has Republicans eager to leave Washington  Politico Senate GOP blocks resolution demanding Trump release Epstein files  Axios Republicans to tee up House vote on Epstein resolution  The Hill Source link

CNN  —  House Republicans gave the final stamp of approval early Friday morning to a package of $9 billion in spending cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting, handing a win to President Donald Trump. Congress passed the package — which is part of Trump’s cost-cutting Department of Government Efficiency efforts — under an obscure presidential budget law used to …

House passes public media, foreign aid clawbacks after Epstein scramble  Politico House passes Trump’s $9 billion DOGE cuts package in another legislative win for president  CNN Congress sends $9B spending cuts package to Trump’s desk after late-night House vote  Fox News House sends cuts to foreign aid, PBS and NPR to Trump’s desk  Axios Tensions over Epstein files complicate Republican plan to vote on …

CNN  —  House Republicans gave the final stamp of approval early Friday morning to a package of $9 billion in spending cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting, handing a win to President Donald Trump. Congress passed the package — which is part of Trump’s cost-cutting Department of Government Efficiency efforts — under an obscure presidential budget law used to …

CNN  —  House Republican leaders are preparing for a late night in the chamber as they try to jam through President Donald Trump’s $9 billion package of cuts to federal funding — after a day of intense talks with GOP holdouts demanding a vote on a Jeffrey Epstein-related measure. Republican leadership sources say the plan is to push the bill, …

WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives was struggling on Thursday to advance President Donald Trump’s proposed $9 billion funding cut to public media and to foreign aid, amid infighting among the Republican majority over issues, including questions related to Jeffrey Epstein. House Republicans were poised to vote as soon as Thursday on the funding cut package, altered by the Senate …