9 h. ago What’s in the Republican bill cutting $9 billion from public broadcasting and foreign aid

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-led Congress is testing the popularity of Department of Government Efficiency spending cuts this week by aiming to pass President Donald Trump’s request to claw back about $9 billion in public broadcasting and foreign aid spending. Trump’s Republican administration is employing a rarely used tool that allows the president to transmit […]

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10 h. ago The House is poised to OK Trump’s $9 billion cut to public broadcasting and foreign aid

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is expected late Thursday to approve President Donald Trump’s request to claw back about $9 billion for public broadcasting and foreign aid as Republicans target institutions and programs they view as bloated or out of step with their agenda. The White House had described the package as a test case […]

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34 h. ago Trump’s bid to claw back $9B in foreign aid and public broadcasting funds nears Senate vote

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s request to cancel about $9 billion in foreign aid and public broadcasting spending is nearing passage in the Senate, an action that would have a tiny impact on the nation’s rising debt but could have major ramifications for future spending fights in Congress. Spending bills generally need bipartisan support […]

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3 d. ago A Senate vote this week will test the popularity of DOGE spending cuts

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans will test the popularity of Department of Government Efficiency spending cuts this week by aiming to pass President Donald Trump’s request to claw back $9.4 billion in public media and foreign aid spending. Senate Democrats are trying to kill the measure but need a few Republicans uncomfortable with the president’s […]

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8 d. ago Julia Malott: I am the wrong kind of transwoman for CBC. Travis Dhanraj made me a regular

Public broadcaster wanted the visual representation I offered but not the messy perspectives I might actually bring

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9 d. ago LILLEY: Dhanraj still employed, CBC says, despite going public with resignation

Former TV host quit in public spat with broadcaster, which has rejected his resignation

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9 d. ago CBC host says he was essentially forced out of job in 'involuntary resignation'

CBC News host Travis Dhanraj has resigned, stating that he had "no real choice" after being allegedly sidelined by his employer, a claim that the public broadcaster has denied.We obtained a copy of the resignation letter from Dhanraj's lawyer, in which the former host of Canada Tonight: With Travis Dhanraj details the reasons for his departure, saying that CBC has made it impossible for him to "work with integrity.""I have been systematically sidelined, retaliated against, and denied the editorial access and institutional support necessary to fulfill my public service role," he wrote. "When I joined CBC, I did so with a clear understanding of its mandate and a belief in its importance to Canadian democracy."However, behind the scenes, he said a different story unfolded.Dhanraj accused CBC of "performative diversity and tokenism" and having "a system designed to elevate certain voices and diminish others.&...

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9 d. ago Terry Newman: Travis Dharanj is a journalist. He doesn’t belong at CBC

Public broadcaster only interested in token diversity

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9 d. ago Terry Newman: Travis Dhanraj is a journalist. He doesn’t belong at CBC

Public broadcaster only interested in token diversity

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1 week ago CBC host resigns, saying he could not continue at public broadcaster ‘with integrity’

Travis Dhanraj accused the public broadcaster of 'performative diversity, tokenism, a system designed to elevate certain voices and diminish others'

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1 week ago Trump to sign ‘big, beautiful bill’ into law. Here’s what it includes

At nearly 900 pages, the legislation is a collection of tax breaks, spending cuts and other Republican priorities, including new money for national defence and deportations.

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2 w. ago Trump’s Tax Bill Passes US Senate as Republicans Notch Major Win

Donald Trump’s $3.3 trillion tax and spending cut bill passed the Senate Tuesday after a furious push by Republican leaders to persuade holdouts to back the legislation and hand the president a political win.

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3 w. ago Canadian foreign aid must be used efficiently, be transparent: minister

Randeep Sarai said Canadians should know how their aid dollars work to, for example, flood-proof areas prone to natural disasters or provide farmers with climate-resilient crops.

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3 w. ago Battery Storage Is at Risk of a 29% Slump on Trump’s Energy Policy, WoodMac Says

The US energy storage market is at risk of shrinking 29% next year if Republican lawmakers move forward with severe cuts to tax credits for the technology, according to a report from Wood Mackenzie and a clean-power lobbying group.

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