The House’s approval would mark the first time in decades that a president has successfully submitted a rescissions request to Congress.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-led Congress is testing the popularity of Department of Government Efficiency spending cuts this week by aiming to pass President Donald Trump’s request to claw back about $9 billion in public broadcasting and foreign aid spending.

The U.S. House of Representatives was struggling on Thursday to advance President Donald Trump's proposed $9 billion funding cut to public media and to foreign aid, amid infighting among the Republican majority over issues including questions related to Jeffrey Epstein.

In voting for President Trump’s cancellation of $9 billion in spending they had already approved, Republicans in Congress showed they were willing to cede their power of the purse.

President Donald Trump says a deal has been made with almost all the Republican House members who sank a procedural vote on his cryptocurrency bills Tuesday.