The House is expected to approve President Donald Trump’s request to claw back about $9 billion for public broadcasting and foreign aid. Democrats argued that the Republican administration’s animus toward foreign aid programs would hurt America’s standing in the world and create a vacuum for China to fill. The White House argued that many of the cuts best served the taxpayer and would incentivize other nations to step up and do more to respond to humanitarian crises. A final vote to approve the spending cuts package is expected Thursday night.
