The bill to claw back $9 billion in congressionally approved spending passed over the objections of Republicans who said it abdicated the legislative branch’s power of the purse.

President Donald Trump requested the cuts, which include significant cuts to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The passage marks a win for Trump, who called the cuts a priority even though some Republicans voiced opposition.

Trump's $9 billion rescissions package is advancing, despite a trio of Republican defections. It targets foreign aid and public broadcasting funding.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is expected late Thursday to approve President Donald Trump’s request to claw back about $9 billion for public broadcasting and foreign aid as Republicans target institutions and programs they view as bloated or out of step with their agenda.

Nevada stations brace for impact as Senate advances bill clawing back public media funding. Read more from The Nevada Independent.

House conservatives are drawing battle lines in the burgeoning showdown over President Donald Trump's spending cuts request.

The Senate burns the midnight oil hoping to pass Trump’s spending agenda, the man accused of fatally stabbing four college students in Idaho appears to have accepted a plea deal, and the city of Los Angeles is again engrossed in a legal battle over immigration.

The Senate narrowly approved a White House request to claw back $9 billion from the federal budget. The final vote on Thursday morning was 51-48. Sens. Susan Collins, R.-Maine, and Lisa Murkowski, R.-Alaska,