Senate passes Trump's foreign aid, public broadcasting clawback

• The measure passed 51-48 with only Republican support. Two Republicans — Susan Collins (Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) — voted with Democrats against the bill.
• The package will now need to gain final approval in the House, which is facing a Friday deadline to get the measure to Trump.

The big picture: The GOP's rescissions package takes back money that has already been appropriated by Congress and signed into law by the president.

• The Senate stripped parts of the version the House passed in June, including cuts to PEPFAR — a global health program to prevent HIV and AIDS.
• To secure the support of Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), GOP leaders committed to fund tribal broadcast services in South Dakota.
• Democrats waged a messaging campaign against the bill, hoping to pick off the support of enough Republicans to sink it.

Driving the news: Senators endured hours of yet another vote-a-rama, with Democrats raising numerous amendments to try to undo parts of the bill.

• Collins and Murkowski at times voted in favor of amendments, though none passed.

Between the lines: Democrats worry Trump will ask Congress to approve even larger rescission packages in the future, potentially undermining bipartisan deals to avoid a government shutdown.

• Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has warned Republicans against more attempts to rescind federal funding, signaling that could threaten Democrats' support for government funding bills ahead of a Sept. 30 deadline.
• Unlike the rescissions bills, which have a simple majority threshold for passage, any measure to fund the government before the end of September will require Democratic support to get to 60 votes in the Senate.