Trump Administration Sends Congress Proposal To Cut NPR, PBS And Public Media Station Funding

Republican lawmakers rip Sesame Street for Pride post

Republican lawmakers have renewed their efforts to defund PBS following a Sesame Street social media post that celebrated the beginning of Pride month.

Trump pushes Congress to cut $9.4bn in funding for NPR, PBS and foreign aid

White House seeks to enshrine cuts Musk-led agency flagged, $8.3bn from state and USAID and $1.1bn from mediaThe Trump administration formally asked Congress to rescind $9.4bn in already approved funding from foreign aid and public broadcasters including NPR and PBS on Tuesday, seeking to enshrine spending cuts identified by Elon Musk’s “department of government efficiency” (Doge).The process, known as rescission, is required by Donald Trump to …

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Trump Administration Sends Congress Proposal To Cut NPR, PBS And Public Media Station Funding

The Trump administration said that it has sent to Congress its proposal to roll back $1.1 billion in funding allocated to public media stations, NPR and PBS, continuing the president’s effort to punish mainstream media. The cuts to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the non-profit entity which distributes money to public media, were part of a rescissions package, which also include cuts to foreign aid and other programs. The CPB operates…

White House asks Congress to claw back $9.4 billion in funding for foreign aid, NPR, PBS in rescission package

The package would cancel $9.4 billion in funding that Congress previously appropriated for NPR, PBS and USAID.

Trump demands Congress back DOGE’s $9.4 billion cuts to USAID and PBS

Clawback proposal seeks to continue DOGE-style cuts as Elon Musk leaves administration post