WASHINGTON—Senate Republicans reached an agreement Tuesday with the White House on a slimmed-down $9 billion package of spending cuts that preserves funding for AIDS treatments in Africa, a key concern for a group of GOP lawmakers.

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.

Senate Republicans are putting the popularity of Department of Government Efficiency spending cuts to the test this week

President Donald Trump told Texas Republicans Tuesday the White House believes the GOP can flip as many as five US House seats as part of a Republican redistricting effort in the state, according to a source familiar with the call.

Democrats are latching on to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. On Tuesday, they trolled Republicans in online posts and demanded records be released, reveling in a rare backlash roiling President Donald Trump's fiercely loyal base.