Republicans to Watch when Trump’s $9.4 Billion Cut Comes to the Senate

Republicans to watch when Trump’s $9.4 billion cut comes to the Senate

In an age of unprecedented national debt, $9.4 billion is just a drop in a bucket, coming in at about 27 bucks per American. But still — still! — it might not pass the U.S. Senate, where it’s headed after the House of Representatives’ yes vote on Thursday. That's because with just a three-vote majority, even reaching 51 votes is difficult when members are on completely different pages.The proposed cuts would put a legislative stamp on some of th…

Trump's NPR Cuts Clear House by Two Votes; Senate Fate Looms

President Donald Trump is praising the potential defunding of NPR as the US House of Representatives narrowly voted to pass a bill that would claw back $1.1 billion in federal funding for public broadcasters that had already been allotted by Congress.