GOP senators said they would remove $400 million in cuts to PEPFAR from the rescissions proposal, which targets foreign aid and public broadcasting, ahead of a Friday deadline.

Senate Republicans narrowly advance Trump's funding cuts targeting $8.3 billion from USAID and $1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

The Senate voted on Tuesday evening to advance a package that would roll back $1.1 billion in funding to PBS, NPR and public media that had already been allocated over the next two years. Vice President JD Vance had to break a tie,

The Senate voted to advance a rescissions package despite the reservations of centrists over the Department of Government Efficiency-inspired cuts.

Senate Republicans reached an agreement with the White House on Tuesday to preserve funding for a flagship global HIV and AIDS relief program known as PEPFAR, backing off a proposed $400 million cut that had drawn sharp opposition from within their own ranks and threatened to derail President Donald Trump’s sweeping package of spending rescissions.

Some Republican senators are skeptical, according to Politico. President Donald Trump wants to claw back $9.4 billion in funding previously approved by Congress. The House passed a version of the package in June, according to CBS News.

Paula Kerger, PBS president, warns that a $500 million funding cut could severely impact rural stations, eliminating up to 50% of their resources and jeopardizing educational programming.

Senate Republicans are preparing to advance Trump's multibillion-dollar clawback package, though internal dissent threatens to stall the effort.