White House squeezes Senate holdouts to pass DOGE cuts

Senators are hearing from the White House and President Donald Trump himself as the Senate prepares to vote on the first DOGE-inspired legislation of his second term.

Russ Vought, the White House budget chief, will visit Capitol Hill on Tuesday to discuss his request to cancel $9.4 billion in spending, known as a rescissions bill. Separately, Trump has been engaging with senators on the request and last week threatened political consequences for any Republican who votes “no.”