GOP senators said they would remove $400 million in cuts to PEPFAR from the rescissions proposal, which targets foreign aid and public broadcasting, ahead of a Friday deadline.

Congress approves a $9 billion spending cut targeting public broadcasting and foreign aid, overcoming GOP divisions despite the cuts making up a small share of the budget.

A group of 15 fiscal conservatives in the House sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., on Tuesday warning that “weakening” the cuts would “undermine both his leadership and the discipline our budget urgently demands.” Instead, the group urged the Senate to pass the rescissions package as-is.

Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) has emerged as one of the biggest wild cards in the Senate, keeping his Republican colleagues guessing about how he’ll vote on elements of President Trump’s agenda.

The rescissions package is a request from Trump to Congress to immediately rescind funding on 22 items that lawmakers have previously approved. That is a tiny portion — 0.1% — of the annual federal budget. The bulk of the cuts are to foreign aid — $8.3 billion in cuts to current funding.

Senate Republicans appear to be on track to pass President Donald Trump’s rescissions package after removing funding cuts to an

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (Okla.), a Senate Republican deputy whip, on Thursday blocked a request by Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego (Ariz.) to demand the Trump administration release files related to

Bove, a former personal lawyer for President Trump, has been accused by a whistleblower of suggesting the feds could say ‘f— you’ to federal judges who rule against Trump.

Senate Republican Leader Mark Johnson (R-East Grand Forks) said in a statement he expects Sen. Mitchell's resignation or expulsion.

I would never run that through my committee,” Sen. Appropriations Chairman Scott Martin said when asked about the multiple recreational-use bills stalled in the Senate.

Senate GOP appropriators want their leaders to bring a package of fiscal 2026 spending bills to the floor before August recess, Chair Susan Collins, R-Maine, said Thursday.