By Alicia Parlapiano July 17, 2025 ... The Senate voted 51 to 48 to claw back about $9 billion in federal funding that lawmakers had approved for foreign aid and public broadcasting.

The Senate spent more than 20 hours taking procedural and amendment votes overnight while leaders worked to lock in the needed 50 votes. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), who opposed the new excise ...

Vice President JD Vance had to break a 50-50 tie in the Senate in order for the bill to pass, after three Republicans joined with Democrats to vote against it. We look at what's in the bill, and ...

Headline Jul 17, 2025 The Republican-led Senate has voted in favor of Trump’s plan to claw back $9 billion in already-approved funding for foreign aid and public media.

Senate passes Trump’s big bill. Here’s where things stand on Medicaid and taxes as it goes to the House. Tuesday’s 51-50 vote followed a marathon session By Chris Matthews , Avani Kalra and ...