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Democrat Tina Smith hospitalized amid Senate's $9 billion spending cut debate
The Minnesota Democrat 'started to not feel well' during the day and will stay the night at a Washington hospital, her staff said.
Senate to debate Trump's $9B clawback bill after dramatic late-night votes
Trump's $9 billion rescissions package is advancing despite a trio of Republican defections. It targets foreign aid and public broadcasting funding.
House debates Pentagon spending, crypto as rescissions head to Senate
Last week, the Senate appropriations process took an unexpected turn on another spending bill when Sen. Lisa Murkowski, ...
Senate advances bill with Vance’s help to slash $9 billion from budget
The rescissions bill to claw back funding approved for foreign aid, NPR and PBS is a top Trump priority, but some Senate ...
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Senate weighs DOGE cuts package as Trump forges ahead with agenda
The Senate has reconvened to debate codifying DOGE spending cuts as the deadline to act on the White House priority looms and President Donald Trump continues pushing his agenda. Follow for live ...
Vance casts tie-breaking votes to move forward $9.4B rescissions package — which would defund PBS and NPR — in Senate
Vice President JD Vance cast two tie-breaking votes in the Senate Tuesday to move forward a $9.4 billion rescissions package ...
GOP narrowly advances rescissions package to Senate floor
Senate Republicans had barely enough votes Tuesday to advance President Trump's proposal to claw back money appropriated for ...
A Senate vote this week will test the popularity of DOGE spending cuts
Senate Republicans are putting the popularity of Department of Government Efficiency spending cuts to the test this week.
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Senate appropriators to roll out their first spending bills
Thursday's markup of three spending bills could include debate on funding for weather forecasting in the aftermath of recent ...