On federal spending, Donald Trump's team says it wants less bipartisanship, while expressing indifference to Congress’ existence. That's not sustainable.

WASHINGTON >> The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives early today passed President Donald Trump’s $9 billion funding cut to public media and foreign aid, sending it to the White House to be signed into law.

The Trump administration is withholding billions in education funding that was supposed to be distributed earlier this month. Democrats and some Republicans are urging the White House to reverse course.

The vote marked the first time in decades that a president has successfully submitted such a rescissions request to Congress.

OMB chief Russell Vought expressed excitement that Congress appeared to be on the verge of codifying into law roughly $9 billion in cuts.

"Though the House and Senate have much still to debate on full-year appropriations, this much is clear: Congress is rejecting the full extent of the unprecedented, unstrategic, and wasteful cuts to NASA and NASA science proposed by the White House’s Office of Management and Budget," the Planetary Society said in a statement.

Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought told reporters after meeting with Senate Republicans on Tuesday that the White House is on board with a substitute amendment to the

Murkowski said on Wednesday that she still opposes the bill after voting on Tuesday against advancing it forward.