The GOP’s bill to claw back billions of dollars in federal funding is set to hit the Senate floor this week despite serious — and vocal — concerns among some Republicans over the cuts targeting public broadcasting and foreign aid.

Consideration of the legislation comes as GOP lawmakers are staring down a Friday deadline to get the measure, known as a rescissions package, to President Trump’s desk. The House approved the bill in a 214-212 vote in June.

Adding to the pressure, Trump last week threatened to withhold his support from any Republican who votes against the legislation, setting the stake for a high-stakes — and potentially ugly — week in the Senate.

Also this week, former Rep. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.) — who served a short stint as Trump’s national security adviser — is scheduled to appear on Capitol Hill for his confirmation hearing to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. The event is likely to focus on the March Signal controversy, when Waltz added a journalist to a sensitive text chat regarding plans to attack Houthi rebels in Yemen.

On the House floor, lawmakers are set to consider the landmark cryptocurrency bill that the Senate approved last month, in addition to the GOP’s bill to fund the Pentagon for fiscal year 2026.

Senate to consider rescissions package

Senate Republicans this week will be focused on the GOP-crafted bill to rescind $9.4 billion in federal funding, which has emerged as a central priority for Trump.

The legislation seeks to claw back dollars for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funds NPR and PBS — two outlets Republicans have panned as biased, and cut funding for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), which DOGE targeted months ago.

Republicans in both chambers have until Friday to send the legislation to Trump’s desk for his signature, a deadline that could be difficult for the party to meet, in part because the Senate is planning to hold a vote-a-rama this week.

Whether the party can ultimately clear the package rests with a handful of GOP holdouts in the Senate, who have voiced concerns with the cuts in the bill and aired worries about the executive........

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