Washington — The Senate narrowly advanced a request from the White House to claw back billions in funds for international aid and public broadcasting, as Congress faces a Friday deadline to act. The request, known as a rescissions package, cleared its first procedural hurdles late Tuesday, with the help of Vice President JD Vance. The vice
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on July 14, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Vice President JD Vance on July 15 cast a tie-breaking vote to advance a package that would rescind $9 billion in funding for the federal government, a trimmed-down version of President Donald Trump’s $9.4 billion rescissions request. Lawmakers advanced the bill
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on July 14, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Vice President JD Vance on July 15 cast a tie-breaking vote to advance a package that would rescind $9 billion in funding for the federal government, a trimmed-down version of President Donald Trump’s $9.4 billion rescissions request. Lawmakers advanced the bill
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on July 14, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Vice President JD Vance on July 15 cast a tie-breaking vote to advance a package that would rescind $9 billion in funding for the federal government, a trimmed-down version of President Donald Trump’s $9.4 billion rescissions request. Lawmakers advanced the bill
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