Trump’s $9B spending cut plan nears key Senate vote – NBC4 Washington

What to KnowThe Senate is expected to vote tonight on a $9.4 billion package of spending cuts that Trump requested. It would claw back previously approved funding for foreign aid and public broadcasting.President Donald Trump faces mounting criticism from his political base over the Justice Department’s failure to release much-hyped records in Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking investigation. Trump chided his supporters who have called for the release of files related to Epstein, calling them “weaklings” who “bought into this bulls—” in a lengthy Truth Social post.The Justice Department fired Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey and a federal prosecutor in the cases against Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell and Sean Combs.Trump bashed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell during a bilateral meeting with the crown prince of Bahrain. Trump said that he was not planning to fire Powell, but later confirmed he spoke with lawmakers about possibly firing the Fed chair.