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PBS Newshour

GOP faces deadline to cut foreign aid, public media funding

Season 2025 Episode 195 | 5m 08s

The White House effort to cut back $9.4 billion of already allocated government spending faces a critical vote in the Senate this week. Some Republicans have concerns about the cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting as the clock ticks to Friday’s deadline to approve or modify the Trump administration plan. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports.

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