The last-minute budget deal: What gets cut?

Congress settled on $38.5 billion in spending reductions late Friday, mere hours before the government would have shut down. Endangered wolves are on the chopping block. What else?

Some endangered animals, like the gray wolf, will no longer be protected because of budget cuts: Federal funding for high-speed rail and the United Nations was also trimmed in an 11th-hour de
(Image credit: CC BY: USFWS Endangered Species)

In the drama over Friday's 11th-hour deal for this year's federal budget, the substance of what the Republicans and Democrats finally agreed on — a $38.5 billion laundry list of spending cuts — was somewhat overlooked. As details of exactly what will be slashed begin to emerge, it's clear that neither NPR nor Planned Parenthood are on the list, but Republicans will still be happy with the axing of certain federal programs. Here, a quick list of some key cuts:

High-speed rail

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