The Senate advanced the Trump budget rescissions package that follows the One Big Beautiful Bill, which cuts funding to NPR and PBS. Debate can now begin and next up should be final passage.

The rescissions package “rescinds $9.4 billion in unobligated funds that were provided to the Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), various independent and related agencies, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.”

The vote was 50-50, with McConnell, Collins, Murkowski all voting ‘no’. Vice President JD Vance showed up and put the recission package over the top for Republicans.

The Senate advanced the Trump budget rescissions package that follows the One Big Beautiful Bill, which cuts funding to NPR and PBS. Debate can now begin and next up should be final…{ai:summary}The Senate has advanced a budget rescissions package that cuts $9.4 billion in unobligated funds from various agencies, including NPR and PBS. The vote was tied at 50-50, with Vice President JD Vance casting the deciding vote to move the package forward for final passage.Debate will now commence on the rescissions package, which is seen as the beginning of further budget cuts. Key Republican senators, including McConnell, Collins, and Murkowski, voted against it. #politics

BREAKING: Senate advances Trump rescissions package with help from JD Vance – The Right Scoop

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