House passes $9B in spending cuts, together with cuts to public broadcasting and USAID

In a significant win for President Donald Trump, the Republican-led House narrowly handed a White House request to claw again $9 billion from the federal finances, together with funding for international assist and public broadcasting.

The ultimate vote was 216-213.

Trump requested the cuts, which embrace vital reductions to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), formalizing among the cuts made by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency by placing $9.4 billion from the beforehand authorized federal finances.