The Senate early Thursday narrowly passed, 51-48, a $9 billion foreign aid and public media rescissions package, sending the spending cancellations sought by President Donald Trump back to the House where the clock is ticking to get it cleared by Friday.

"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

The White House and Senate Republicans have agreed to take PEPFAR, the global program combatting HIV/AIDS, off the chopping block. The move comes as Senate Republican leaders maneuvered Tuesday to secure the votes they need to pass a White House package of cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting.