Senate, Aid and Clawback
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The rescissions bill to claw back funding approved for foreign aid, NPR and PBS is a top Trump priority, but some Senate Republicans have raised concerns about the cuts.
Sen. Thom Tillis stood on the Senate floor and warned White House aides to tread carefully as they cut foreign aid and to remember the promises they made to get a rescission bill approved by senators.
But overall, the Senate bill will make it too challenging to move forward with many new wind and solar energy projects, likely depriving the United States of added electricity capacity at a time of soaring energy demand, critics said. That could mean ...
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Knewz on MSNUS Space Force Scores With Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill,' Gets $1 Billion for X-37B Space PlaneThe tax and spending bill allotted $1 billion for the X-37B military spacecraft program, while deducting crucial finances in unwelcome provisions.
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Al Jazeera on MSNUS Senate passes Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’, sending it to the HouseThe United States Senate has passed a sweeping tax bill championed by President Donald Trump, sending the controversial legislation to the House of Representatives for what could be a final vote. Lawmakers passed the bill by a 51-to-50 vote in the Republican controlled-chamber on Tuesday,
Vice President JD Vance provided the tie-breaking vote to get Trump's bill across the finish line. It now must go back to the House for approval.
The Republican-controlled Senate late Saturday voted 51-49 to advance an updated version of President Donald Trump's signature tax-and-spending bill ahead of a July 4 deadline.
President Trump's sweeping domestic policy bill passed the Senate. It would cut trillions in taxes. It also would make the biggest cuts to the social safety net in decades — to things like food aid.