House Passes Trump’s $9B DOGE Cuts

House Republicans approved a clawback package Thursday that will cut $9 billion in previously approved federal outlays for foreign aid, NPR and PBS.

The so-called rescissions bill passed 216-213, with GOP Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Mike Turner of Ohio joining all present Democrats in voting no.

The House faced a Friday deadline to pass the measure, which the White House transmitted to Congress in June in an effort to codify cuts to wasteful spending identified by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

The latest House vote approved changes to the measure made by the Senate. It will now head to President Trump’s desk for his signature.

An effort by Democrats in the House Rules Committee to tack on an amendment calling for the release of documents related to notorious pedophile Jeffrey Epstein was blocked by Republicans on the panel.

Republicans on the Rules Committee opted to instead move forward with a nonbinding resolution backing the “public release of certain documents, records, and communications related to the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein.”