Congress Approves $9 Billion in Spending Cuts, Including NPR and PBS Funding
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Congress approved a nearly $1.1 billion cut in federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which will significantly impact local NPR and PBS stations, especially in rural areas, potentially leading to closures and reduced local news coverage. The cuts are part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to reduce funding for public broadcasters.
- Congress votes to strip more than $1 billion in funding for NPR, PBS Axios
- NPR and PBS Funding Cuts Were Decades in the Making The New York Times
- Bill cutting foreign aid and public broadcasting passes US House BBC
- Congress sends $9B spending cuts package to Trump's desk after late-night House vote Fox News
- House passes Trump’s $9 billion DOGE cuts package in another legislative win for president CNN
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