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Senators began voting Wednesday on amendments to a large foreign aid and public broadcasting rescissions package even as some Republicans acknowledged their discomfort with how the Trump administration might implement the funding cancellations.
A Senate advanced a spending bill that includes $20 million in funding for infrastructure upgrades at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Michigan.
Trump's $9 billion rescissions package is advancing, despite a trio of Republican defections. It targets foreign aid and public broadcasting funding.
SB 549, the piece of legislation that would have created a rebuilding authority in Los Angeles, has been put on pause until next year.
The Senate's National Defense Authorization Act contains provisions on minerals, environmental cleanups and solar panels.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune says Republicans will vote on a Russia sanctions bill once Trump approves it, as pressure mounts on Moscow to negotiate peace in Ukraine.
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the allocation of $101 million in taxpayer funds for “multifamily low-income housing development” on lots that were ravaged by the deadly Palisades and Eaton wildfires.
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FOX 11 Los Angeles on MSNSenate Bill that would have turned lost Pacific Palisades homes into affordable housing put on pauseA controversial Senate Bill that could bring more affordable housing homes to Pacific Palisades has been put on pause.
The rescissions bill to claw back funding approved for foreign aid, NPR and PBS is a top Trump priority, but some Senate Republicans have raised concerns about the cuts.
A new bipartisan Senate bill would require companies that run health plans to hand over data to employers who insure their workers more quickly, or face thousands of dollars in penalties.