Axios - At 2:30 a.m., the Senate passed President Trump's clawback of $9 billion in federal funding for PBS, NPR and foreign aid programs. The GOP's rescissions package takes back money that has already been appropriated by Congress and signed into law by the president.
It's a win for conservative fiscal hawks who wanted to follow on DOGE's work. Democrats fear the victory for the White House opens the door for more rescissions packages negating bipartisan spending deals.
Two Republicans — Susan Collins (Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) — voted with Democrats against the bill.
The package now needs final approval from the House, which is facing a deadline tomorrow to get the measure to Trump.
NPR - Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., noted that it has been over 30 years since a rescission package was passed.
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