3 w. ago Rural NPR stations ‘disappointed,’ determined to survive after rescission package eliminates federal funding

NPR member stations in rural areas insist they're sticking around, but things will get much more difficult, as President Donald Trump’s clawback package strips federal funding.

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3 w. 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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3 w. ago Two Republicans vote against Trump's $9 billion clawback of foreign aid, NPR funding

Trump's $9 billion clawback bill passed the Senate with Republican support, cutting USAID and public broadcasting funds, despite two GOP senators' opposition.

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3 w. ago 'Long overdue': Senate Republicans ram through Trump's clawback package with cuts to foreign aid, NPR

Senate Republicans pass $9 billion rescissions bill targeting foreign aid, NPR and PBS, with Vice President Vance casting the decisive vote amid opposition from Democrats, Republicans.

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4 w. ago Senate debates package that would cut foreign aid and public media funding

The Senate debates the clawing back of previously approved funding for foreign aid and public media — as Democratic lawmakers object. A final vote in the Senate is expected by Thursday.

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4 w. ago Senate to debate Trump's $9B clawback bill after dramatic late

Trump's $9 billion rescissions package is advancing despite a trio of Republican defections. It targets foreign aid and public broadcasting funding.

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4 w. ago Senate set to debate cuts to NPR today. And, the effects of tariffs on inflation

The Senate voted yesterday to advance debate on a package to claw back funds allocated for public broadcasting and foreign aid. And, a report shows inflation increased in June.

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4 w. ago Senate Advances Trump Clawback of Foreign Aid and Public Broadcast Funds

The vote to take up legislation to rescind $9 billion in funds Congress has already approved suggested that Republicans would bow to the president’s wishes in the simmering fight over spending powers.

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4 w. ago Senate GOP blows through 2nd hurdle of the night, teeing up Trump's clawback bill for hourslong debate

Senate Republicans advance President Donald Trump's $9 billion spending clawback package through final procedural hurdle, with some bipartisan opposition to foreign aid cuts.

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4 w. ago Trump's $9 billion clawback passes first Senate test, while more hurdles await

Senate Republicans narrowly advance Trump's funding cuts targeting $8.3 billion from USAID and $1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

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4 w. ago Cato Institute's Jeff Miron says it's wrong for the government to fund public media

The Senate is debating whether to halt funding for public media, which could be devastating for some stations. The libertarian Cato Institute makes the case for why the funding should be pulled.

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4 w. ago Senate GOP braces for test vote on Trump's $9.4B clawback package

Senate Republicans are preparing to advance Trump's multibillion-dollar clawback package, though internal dissent threatens to stall the effort.

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4 w. ago MORNING GLORY: Just how bad were the Biden and Harris campaigns?

New book '2024' reveals Democratic senators' panic after Biden's debate, including Senator Reed's call for neurological tests, while detailing dysfunction in Biden and Harris campaigns.

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