GOP infighting over Trump's DOGE cuts to take center stage as deadline looms

Source: CNN Politics

Published 12:00 AM EDT, Mon July 14, 2025


CNN — Congressional Republicans are launching into their next big legislative fight — this time over DOGE spending cuts for foreign aid and public broadcasting — that risks the wrath of President Donald Trump if they fail.

With just days to go before a critical deadline, Trump himself is applying pressure to his party, even dangling the threat of withholding his endorsement to those on the fence about supporting what would be another major win for the White House over Democrats in Congress.

Republicans on Capitol Hill are facing intense headwinds, with one of their own chairwomen still working to keep certain programs from the chopping block ahead of a firm July 18 deadline to sign those cuts into law. And that push is being closely watched by the GOP’s fiscal hawks, many of whom remain angry at party leaders for forcing them to swallow trillions of dollars in tax cuts earlier this month.

Still, GOP leaders believe they will ultimately deliver on the president’s demands to claw back $9.4 billion in funds Congress already approved for foreign aid and public broadcasting programs — with Trump in particular leaning heavily on members.

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