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The House took a swing at D.C.’s “sanctuary city” stance, passing a bill to force local authorities to cooperate with federal officials.
Trump's White House wants Congress to codify some of the cuts proposed by the Department of Government Efficiency, which was helmed by billionaire Elon Musk.
House members voted 214 to 212 on Thursday to codify spending cuts put forward by the Department of Government Efficiency, the cost-cutting initiative started by Elon Musk. Four Republicans and all Democrats present voted “no”.
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The House of Representatives narrowly approved axing $8.3 billion in funding for the U.S. Agency for International Development and another $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting on Thursday.
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Trump administration in talks with Capitol Hill to amend the Graham-Blumenthal legislation imposing sweeping sanctions on Russia, including 500% tariffs on countries doing business with Moscow.
The Senate will take up this initial effort to codify some Department of Government Efficiency cuts after it finishes work on the budget reconciliation package.
At least two Republicans said they were unaware of provisions in the bill they oppose, while Freedom Caucus demanded steeper cuts.