Republican majorities in both houses of Congress have now approved President Donald Trump’s clawback of about $9 billion for public broadcasting and foreign aid that lawmakers had appropriated. The cu

The Trump administration said it would release more than $1 billion in federal funding for after-school programs that had been paused.

The Trump administration is withholding billions in education funding that was supposed to be distributed earlier this month. Democrats and some Republicans are urging the White House to reverse course.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump hosted a pair of Arab Gulf leaders at the White House on Wednesday as violence between Israel and Syria renewed doubts about his pledge to impose peace on the Middle East. Trump held a meeting in the Oval Office with Bahrain’s crown prince and dined privately with Qatar’s prime minister.

With little progress to share on the region’s most intractable problems, including the war in Gaza, President Trump was more focused on promoting diplomatic ties as a vehicle for economic growth.

OMB chief Russell Vought expressed excitement that Congress appeared to be on the verge of codifying into law roughly $9 billion in cuts.

House Republicans ultimately put forward a resolution that carried no legal weight but nodded to the growing demand for greater transparency.