Senate passes Trump-endorsed fix to avert DC budget cuts

Senators voted Friday to pass legislation to prevent cuts to the District of Columbia’s local budget after city officials warned the District faced a $1 billion hit under a stopgap government funding bill approved by the Senate moments earlier.

The bill, which allows D.C. to continue operating at its adopted fiscal 2025 budget, passed by voice vote.

Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins (R-Maine) said the measure was endorsed by both President Trump and House Appropriations Committee Chair Tom Cole (R-Okla.), and intended to address what she described as a “mistake” in a larger funding bill...