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Congress approved Trump’s $9 billion budget cuts. Here's a breakdown
The House approved President Donald Trump's request to remove $9 billion in foreign aid and public broadcasting on Friday. The rescissions package, which narrowly passed in the Senate, allows the ...
South Dakota Rep. Mike Rounds votes to cut funding for NPR, PBS
SD Sen. Mike Rounds secured a handshake deal with White House budget director to transfer $9.4M to Native American radio ...
Sen. Dick Durbin calls $9B in cuts to foreign aid, public broadcasting a 'serious mistake'
Two public television stations — one in the Quad Cities and another at Eastern Illinois University — are in danger of ...
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Congress passes cuts to previously approved funding for public media, foreign aid; awaits Trump's approval
The U.S. House cleared legislation just after midnight Friday that will cancel $9 billion in previously approved spending for ...
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US House votes to yank funding for NPR, PBS, foreign aid, sending bill to Trump’s desk
The U.S. House cleared legislation just after midnight Friday that will cancel $9 billion in previously approved spending for ...
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Sen. Joni Ernst speaks in support of cuts to USAID, public broadcasting
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst praised the cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) included in the bill passed in ...
Northwest public broadcasters brace for new reality as Republicans in Congress race to defund public media, foreign aid
Northwest public radio and television stations were bracing for the fallout after an overnight vote by House Republicans that will rescind about $9 billion in funding Congress had already approved for ...
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House Narrowly Passes $9B Rescissions Bill Slashing Foreign Aid and Public Broadcasting as Trump Set to Sign
It is expected to be signed into law promptly, marking a major victory for the administration’s push to rein in what it calls ...
Trump's modest spending cuts package survives narrow Senate vote as some Republicans break ranks
Congress approves a $9 billion spending cut targeting public broadcasting and foreign aid, overcoming GOP divisions despite the cuts making up a small share of the budget.