The program known as PEPFAR is one of the most effective and popular U.S. foreign aid projects in history, and the government says it has saved the lives of over 25 million people around the world wit

Key TakeawaysCongress approved $9 billion in federal spending cuts that would target public broadcasting and foreign aid identified by the DOGE task force.The House of Representatives approved the measure in a late-night vote that beat the July 18 deadline for passage of the legislative package.

The move to save PEPFAR funding may prove useful in rallying GOP support from powerful lawmakers like Senate Appropriations chair Susan Collins, an outspoken critic of Trump’s proposed cuts.

The U.S. Senate has passed about $9 billion US in federal spending cuts requested by President Donald Trump, including deep reductions to public broadcasting and foreign aid, moving forward on one of the president's top priorities despite concerns from several Republican senators.

Republicans plan to strip $400 million in global AIDS program cuts from President Donald Trump's rescission package, as Sen. John Thune plows forward before funding holds expire.

Several organizations in Bangor are looking at different efforts to help minimize the spread, including increased testing and prevention throughout the region.

Congressional Republicans have passed Donald Trump’s $9 billion rescissions package, capping a painful ordeal that put even members who supported it in a tough spot. Now, many Republicans are wincing at the prospect of having to do it all over again.

Senate Republicans advance President Donald Trump's $9 billion spending clawback package through final procedural hurdle, with some bipartisan opposition to foreign aid cuts.