{"id":497,"date":"2025-07-17T12:20:35","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T12:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=497"},"modified":"2025-07-17T12:24:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T12:24:09","slug":"us-senate-approves-9bn-cuts-to-foreign-aid-and-public-broadcasting-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=497","title":{"rendered":"US Senate approves $9bn cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting funds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The US Senate has passed a bill that seeks to cut $9bn (\u00a36.7bn) from funds previously approved for spending by Congress, including cuts to public broadcasting and foreign aid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 51-48 vote happened just before dawn on Thursday, following an hours-long overnight &#8220;vote-a-rama&#8221;, as the Republican-led Senate negotiated amendments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ayra Starr - Goodbye (Warm Up) ft. 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