The U.S. Senate narrowly approved U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to cut USD 9 bil in foreign aid and public broadcasting funds, passing the measure 51–48 after a late-night session.
00:00The U.S. Senate has approved President Donald Trump's plan to cut US$9 billion in foreign aid and public broadcasting funds.
00:09The Republican-led chamber passed the measure 51-48 after a session that ran past midnight.
00:18Most cuts targeted foreign aid for disease, war and natural disasters.
00:22The plan also includes eliminating the US$1.1 billion funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and was set to receive over the next two years.
00:33Trump and many Republicans view public broadcasting as wasteful and criticise its news coverage as bias against the right.
00:40The US$9 billion in cuts is a small fraction of the US$6.8 trillion federal budget and part of broader reductions led previously by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency.
00:53The bill now returns to the House for final approval with a Friday deadline.
00:58If not passed, the White House must spend the funds as originally allocated by Congress.
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