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Trump notches another big win with spending cuts to PBS, NPR and foreign aid: 3 takeaways
A drama-filled week in DC saw Democrats accuse Republicans ceding Congress' power to Trump and a curveball involving Jeffrey ...
PBS and NPR are generally unbiased, independent of government propaganda and provide key benefits to US democracy
Studies link public broadcasting to higher voter turnout, better factual knowledge and lower susceptibility to extremist ...
Clawback of $1.1b for PBS and NPR Puts Rural Stations at Risk – And Threatens a Vital Source Of Journalism
The post Clawback of $1.1b for PBS and NPR Puts Rural Stations at Risk – And Threatens a Vital Source Of Journalism appeared ...
Conservatives Get the PBS and NPR Cuts They’ve Wanted for Decades
Nixon was so “disturbed” that PBS had started a new national news show with the hosts Robert MacNeil and Sander Vanocur — ...
Trump Celebrates Congress Pulling $1.1 Billion in Funding From ‘Atrocious’ NPR and PBS: ‘This Is Big!’
Trump took a victory lap after Congress formally passed his measure to claw back previously approved funding, including $1.1 ...
What's next for PBS and NPR after Republicans strip funding?
Congress passed the Trump administration's proposal to cancel federal funding previously allocated for public media, which ...
Congress rolls back $9 billion in public media funding and foreign aid
The House approved a Trump administration plan to rescind $9 billion in previously allocated funds, including $1.1 billion ...
NPR news chief announces she's leaving days after Congress kills federal funding
NPR newsroom chief Edith Chapin says she's leaving the network. She made the announcement just days after Congress voted to strip public broadcasting of all federal funding.
Senate moves to debate cuts to public broadcasting and foreign aid
The Trump administration has asked Congress to rescind funds for NPR/PBS and foreign aid. Congress has until the end of the ...
What will happen to PBS and NPR stations once they lose federal funding?
Public media stations are on the verge of losing the federal funding that has helped keep them on the air for decades. Here’s ...
The future of Philly music stations WRTI and WXPN is unclear as Republicans defund NPR and PBS
Music stations are collateral damage in all this,”WXPN general manager Roger Lamay said after Republicans voted to defund NPR ...
Community radio stations are collateral damage as Congress cuts NPR funding
Congress voted to claw back federal funding to public media. Some of those hit hardest include community radio stations in areas that voted for the president.