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Clawback of $1.1b for PBS and NPR Puts Rural Stations at Risk – And Threatens a Vital Source Of Journalism
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Hannah Cree
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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 ...
Trump’s $1.1 Billion Cuts to NPR, PBS Pass Republican-Controlled House
The House of Representatives voted 216-213 on Thursday night to approve $9 billion in spending cuts, including $1.1 billion ...
Senate Votes to Strip $1.1 Billion From Public Broadcasting in Blow to PBS and NPR
The Senate voted early Thursday to strip $1.1 billion in funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, in a severe ...
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 ...
$1.1B in federal funding cuts for NPR, PBS pass Congress; what does that mean for North Carolina?
Public broadcasters across the state of North Carolina are reacting after Congress approved cuts to federal funding, which ...
PBS, NPR’s Federal Funding Officially Cut By Congress, Trump Celebrates Orgs’ 1.1M Loss
President Donald Trump is celebrating as Congress has approved his proposal to cut all federal funding for PBS and NPR.
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 ...
White House says U.S. fentanyl overdose programs will be funded 'in increments'
CDC staffers worry $140 million in grants could fail to reach state and local overdose programs. The White House officials ...
Opinion
Unprecedented Rescission Bill Defunds Public Media
Congress passed H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025. This decision "clawed back" $1.1 billion in funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
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.