The White House will soon ask Congress to cancel $9.3 billion already approved for foreign aid initiatives, public broadcasting and other programs, according to a White House official granted anonymity to speak freely.
Congress is expected to receive that so-called rescissions request when lawmakers return from their two-week recess later this month. To nix the funding, the House and Senate will each have to vote at a simple-majority threshold to approve the formal ask.
The White House package is expected to target funding for the State Department, U.S. Agency for International Development, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, U.S. Institute of Peace and other programs.
A Trump administration document obtained Monday also shows the White House is considering a larger request to revoke funding for State and USAID, as well as asking Congress to cut those budgets by almost half for the upcoming fiscal year.
Some GOP senators in farm states have objected to cutting USAID programs that buy wheat and other products from U.S. farmers to provide food aid for hungry populations abroad.
Meredith Lee Hill and Nahal Toosi contributed to this report.
