The legislation does not extend to addiction treatment, which the Trump administration has cut in its broader quest to curb federal spending.

House Republicans greenlighted the first series of funding cuts recommended by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), with the $9 billion batch of rescissions heading to President Trump’s

In 2018, during his first term, Trump sent a $15.3 billion rescission package to Congress that passed the House but failed in the Senate. This time, however, the Senate agreed to Trump’s cuts 51-48, with Murkowski and Sen. Susan Collins of Maine being the only Republicans to join Democrats in opposing the bill.

The package passed on a largely party line 216-213 vote. All Democrats and two Republicans — Michael Turner (R-OH) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) — voted against the bill. The vote was held up for hours as Republicans fought with one another about a vote on a non-binding resolution asking the Trump administration to release files on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s case.

House Republicans late Thursday night approved the first batch of cuts made by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), sending the $9 billion package to President Trump’s desk in a big

Most Americans did not support Trump’s so-called Big, Beautiful Bill. Even a Fox News survey indicated that 59% of Americans opposed the bill. So obviously, we are not being properly

Toledo residents and local lawmakers are voicing concern after President Donald Trump signed the "Big Beautiful Bill" into law on July 4.

The Rescissions Act of 2025 sits quietly on Senate desks, but its implications reverberate across continents. This $9.37 billion budget cut, already passed by the House on June 12, represents far more than fiscal housekeeping-it signals a fundamental retreat from America's role as the world's primary humanitarian superpower.

The Republican-led House is scheduled to vote Thursday on legislation requested by President Donald Trump to cancel $9 billion in foreign aid and federal funding for public broadcasting. The Senate narrowly approved the measure early Thursday,