House inches forward on Trump’s request to rescind foreign aid, publi…

Washington — House Republicans are inching toward a vote on a package to claw back $9 billion in foreign aid and public broadcasting funding, after efforts to release files related to child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein stalled movement on President Trump’s request. 

The House is facing a Friday end-of-day deadline to pass the bill, which is known as a rescissions request, after which…