For years, President Donald Trump and his Republican allies benefited from conspiracy theories that fueled the conservative MAGA movement and targeted his political enemies.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s request to cancel about $9 billion in foreign aid and public broadcasting spending is nearing passage in the Senate, an action that would have a tiny impact on the nation’s rising debt but could have major ramifications for future spending fights in Congress.

The Senate is moving forward Tuesday night on a request from the White House to claw back billions in funds for international aid and public broadcasting as Congress faces a Friday deadline to act. In what's known as a rescissions package,

Trump said that the autopen use is "one of the biggest scandals" in "50 to 100 years" because Biden "knew nothing about what he was signing."

The legislation does not extend to addiction treatment, which the Trump administration has cut in its broader quest to curb federal spending.

President Donald Trump signed a bill ensuring mandatory minimum sentences remain in place for fentanyl trafficking.