Good News Guys Don't Panic Now
š„ House Advances Musk-Backed DOGE Cuts (214ā212)
$9.4āÆbillion total slashed: ~$8.3āÆbillion from foreign aid and ~$1.1āÆbillion from public broadcasting, targeting NPR/PBS via the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
The narrow vote saw all Democrats and four Republicans vote no, citing alarm over global health programs like PEPFAR and local media deserts.
The package now heads to the Senate, where governors such as Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski may dilute or derail it .
