Senate Republicans Trim Trump's Spending Cuts to Secure Votes

Senate Republicans are tweaking a $9. 4 billion spending cut proposal from President Donald Trump. They aim to pass it by Friday. One big change? They're keeping $400 million for PEPFAR, a program fighting HIV/AIDS abroad. This move is to win over enough votes. The program has saved many lives, so cutting it wasn't popular. The Senate might vote on this soon. But will they have enough support? Republicans have 53 seats, but they need 51 votes to pass this. They plan to use a special process to avoid a filibuster. If they don't pass it by Friday, the White House will spend the money anyway. Most of the cuts are to foreign aid. They're also cutting $1. 1 billion from public broadcasting. Some Republicans aren't happy about this. They say rural areas rely on these stations for important alerts. A deal was made to help Native American radio stations, though. This might win over some votes. Democrats aren't fans of these cuts. They say it could make future funding deals harder. They want to keep spending decisions bipartisan. But Republicans seem set on pushing this through.