Sen. Thom Tillis stood on the Senate floor and warned White House aides to tread carefully as they cut foreign aid and to remember the promises they made to get a rescission bill approved by senators.

The legislation targets foreign aid programs and public broadcasting, long-standing GOP priorities for spending cuts.

House Speaker Mike Johnson secures victory as Congress approves $9 billion in spending cuts targeting international aid and public broadcasting in first rescissions package in decades.

The House voted overnight Thursday, after hours of delay, to advance President Trump's "big, beautiful bill" before a final vote, which is expected soon.

House Republican leaders are preparing for a late night in the chamber as they try to jam through President Donald Trump’s $9 billion package of cuts to federal funding — after a day of intense talks with GOP holdouts demanding a vote on a Jeffrey Epstein-related measure.

If we want to actually cut spending, this is a good spot to start,” said Pramila Jayapal, who voted against the bill.

The House advance the Trump agenda bill on a 219-213 vote after most of the Republican holdouts flipped their votes to support the rule. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., was the only Republican to vote with all Democrats against the procedural motion. The House is now debating the bill and will soon vote on final passage.