India, July 16 -- Vice President JD Vance cast a tie-breaking vote on July 15 in order to advance a package that would rescind $9 billion in funding for the federal government. This is a trimmed-down version of Donald Trump's $9.4 billion rescissions request.

While lawmakers advanced the bill in a 51-50 vote, three Republicans voted against it: Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) The vote was held open for almost half an hour after Sen. Dave McCormick's (R-Pa.) "yes" vote brought the legislation to 50-50, before VP Vance finally arrived.

The package to cut $9 billion in federal spending happens to be one of the biggest rescissions packages to be approved under the process. This will now ...