US Senators Approve $9 Billion of Elon Musks Federal Cuts

TEHRAN (Tasnim) The US Senate approved early Thursday a package of spending cuts proposed by US President Donald Trump that would cancel more than $9 billion in funding for foreign aid programs and public broadcasting.

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The upper chamber of Congress green-lit the measure in what was seen as the first test of how easily lawmakers could usher into law savings sought by Elon Musks Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in the aftermath of the tech moguls acrimonious exit from the government.

Despite the cutbacks unpopularity in some sections of both parties, the Republican-led Senate passed the measure with 51 votes for and 48 against in a session that went more than two hours past midnight.

The version of the text passed in June by the House of…