2 h. ago How bipartisan support for public media unraveled in the Trump era

"It will test every single shred of creativity we have to continue to try to serve our mission," says one public media executive, as Congress prepares to end federal funding for public broadcasting.

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7 h. ago Congress Approves Trump Clawback of Foreign Aid and Funds for NPR and PBS Stations

President Trump’s request to claw back $9 billion in congressionally approved spending passed despite objections from Republicans who said it abdicated the legislative branch’s power of the purse.

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16 h. ago Not 'honest' news organizations: White House defends yanking $9B ‘worth of crap’ in rescissions package

The rescissions package the Senate approved early Thursday pulls more than $1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) that provides federal funding for NPR and PBS.

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17 h. ago Colorado’s senators vote no as U.S. Senate passes bill to cut funding for public media

Colorado’s senators vote no as U.S. Senate passes bill to cut funding for public media  Colorado Public Radio

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21 h. ago Colorado’s senators vote no as U.S. Senate passes bill to cut funding for NPR and PBS

Colorado’s senators vote no as U.S. Senate passes bill to cut funding for NPR and PBS  Colorado Public Radio

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23 h. ago Senate passes $9 billion in spending cuts to public broadcasting, foreign aid requested by Trump

The effort to claw back a sliver of federal spending comes after Republicans also muscled Trump’s big tax and spending cut bill to approval without any Democratic support. The post Senate passes $9 billion in spending cuts to public broadcasting, foreign aid requested by Trump appeared first on Boston.com.

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23 h. ago US Senate passes $9bn cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting funds for NPR and PBS

US Senate passes $9bn cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting funds for NPR and PBS  BBC

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27 h. ago Senate Approves Trump’s Bid to Cancel Foreign Aid and Funds for NPR and PBS Stations

The bill to claw back $9 billion in congressionally approved spending passed over the objections of Republicans who said it abdicated the legislative branch’s power of the purse.

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38 h. ago NY Times compares defunding NPR to progressive ‘excesses’ of defund the police, abolish ICE movements

The New York Times likened the cutting of federal funding for liberal NPR and PBS to far-left calls to defund the police and abolish ICE in a new editorial.

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38 h. ago NYT draws parallels between calls to defund NPR and defund the police movement

The New York Times likened the cutting of federal funding for liberal NPR and PBS to far-left calls to defund the police and abolish ICE in a new editorial.

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3 d. ago How public broadcasting funding cuts would impact one rural Indiana station

As Congress debates whether to pull back all federal funds it has already committed to public broadcasting, NPR and PBS station officials in rural areas are watching closely.

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3 d. ago Will Congress cut funds to NPR/PBS and foreign aid this week?

The Trump Administration has asked Congress to rescind funds for NPR/PBS and Foreign aid. Congress has until the end of the week to approve the cuts.

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2 w. ago The GOP's massive bill would add trillions of dollars to the country's debt

The GOP tax cut and spending bill passed by the Senate this week is expected to add trillions of dollars to the federal debt over the next decade. The savings would mostly go to top earners.

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2 w. ago These Senate changes to Trump's agenda bill could be sticking points in House

All eyes are now on the House after the Senate narrowly passed a major tax cut and spending bill that is the centerpiece of President Donald Trump's agenda.

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3 w. ago Senators question Trump plan to kill federal funds for PBS, NPR and some foreign aid

Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Appropriations Committee pushed back against the Trump administration's bid to rescind federal funding for public broadcasting and international aid programs.

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