Overview

• The White House is set to transmit its first rescissions package on June 3 under a 45-day deadline for congressional action
• Freedom Caucus chair Andy Harris has called on the House to advance the cuts to the floor for a same-week vote
• The proposal rescinds $1.1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and $8.3 billion from USAID and the African Development Foundation
• Elon Musk has stepped away from the Department of Government Efficiency but his spending-cut recommendations remain central to the package
• Speaker Mike Johnson has vowed swift passage but can only afford three GOP defections, highlighting the challenge of uniting Republicans around aid reductions