Senate Republicans are expected to move forward on Wednesday with efforts to codify some of the Department of Government Efficiency cuts to programs such as the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and public broadcasting.

Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins were the only GOP senators to vote against the bill to claw back funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and foreign aid. It goes next to the House.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - In a 51-48 U.S. Senate vote, a $9 billion rescissions package was moved forward. Kentucky Republicans Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul were two of those votes supporting it.

The U.S. Senate is considering legislation that would ban the U.S. Department of Defense from purchasing Chinese seafood for its commissaries and military dining facilities.

Senators made numerous changes to the legislation, which targets funding for foreign assistance programs and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Most notably, they removed a $400 million cut to the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).

The Visible Identification Standards for Immigration-Based Law Enforcement Act, or VISIBLE Act of 2025, would prohibit federal immigration agents, known as “ICE,” and other Department of Homeland Security officials from concealing their identities while operating in public spaces.

As Russia delays peace negotiations with Ukraine, U.S. elected officials in Congress are considering a new sanctions bill to force Russia to end its war.

The U.S. House of Representatives appeared poised to pass key crypto legislation on Thursday, including the creation of a regulatory framework for U.S.-dollar-pegged cryptocurrency tokens known as stablecoins,

House Republicans are urging their Senate GOP colleagues not to make any changes to the bill to claw back billions of dollars in federal funding for foreign aid and public broadcasting, as the