White House to ask Congress to codify DOGE cuts to USAID and public broadcasting

Congressional leaders are expecting the White House to send them a package as soon as Tuesday that would claw back $9.4 billion in approved spending, most of it for foreign aid.

WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders are expecting the White House to send them a package as soon as Tuesday that would claw back $9.4 billion in approved spending, most of it for foreign aid.

The so-called rescissions package will include money that has been approved by Congress that the Trump administration no longer wants to spend, according to a list of talking points obtained by NBC News.

It would slash funding to the U.S. Agency for International Development, NPR and PBS, according to the talking points, and would aim to codify cuts proposed by Department of Government Efficiency, the advisory entity that was helmed by Trump’s billionaire ally Elon Musk until he left his post last week.

The package would require simple majority support in the House and the Senate to pass, meaning Republicans could bypass Democrats.

The package is expected to contain $8.3 billion in cuts to foreign aid, including a number of programs designed to support LGBTQ communities, according to the talking points. There are also cuts to education and transportation programs, reproductive health, funds for the World Health Organization, about $142 million in cuts for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and nearly $9 million in cuts to the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). And the package includes $1.1 billion in cuts to funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.