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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
James Liddell

Three Republican senators break with Trump to vote against codifying DOGE spending cuts

Three Republican senators broke ranks to oppose efforts to codify Department of Government Efficiency spending cuts, prompting Vice President JD Vance to cast a tie-breaking vote.

Despite some GOP reservations, Senators voted Tuesday to advance President Donald Trump’s proposal to claw back $9.4 billion in foreign aid and pull back spending for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which oversees NPR and PBS.

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