In a statement, Duffy said the Federal Railroad Administration terminated approximately $4 billion in unspent funding for “California’s High Speed Rail Boondoggle,” saying the $135 billion projected cost of the project could buy every San Francisco and Los Angeles resident nearly 200 round trip flights between the cities.

The rescissions bill to claw back funding approved for foreign aid, NPR and PBS is a top Trump priority, but some Senate Republicans have raised concerns about the cuts.

Trump's $9 billion rescissions package is advancing, despite a trio of Republican defections. It targets foreign aid and public broadcasting funding.

Murkowski said on Wednesday that she still opposes the bill after voting on Tuesday against advancing it forward.

A Republican congressman was forced to admit that he had voted for President Donald Trump's budget bill containing a provision that he now wants to repeal. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act contains a tax increase for gamblers,

House conservatives are drawing battle lines in the burgeoning showdown over President Donald Trump's spending cuts request.