Legislative bills
The U.S. Senate has agreed to a bill that will cancel $9 billion in previously approved funding for public broadcasting and various foreign aid accounts, marking a significant victory for the Trump administration. The vote, which took place early Thursday morning, was largely along party lines, with only two
Legislative bills
Senator Patty Murray's floor remarks highlighted the devastating effects of President Trump's rescissions package, which aims to shutter local public radio and TV stations nationwide, gut funding for emergency alert systems, and slash bipartisan foreign policy investments. The package is part of a broader effort to
Podcasting
Heath Druzin's podcast, "Howl," documents the reintroduction of wolves to the western United States, a move deemed both successful and contentious. Druzin's road trip through wolf country reveals the complexities of this reintroduction, from the apex predators' effects on trees to the challenges
Public radio
People gathered in mass across all 50 states yesterday to protest a wide range of President Trump's policies, with organizers estimating millions in attendance. The protests, part of the so-called No Kings Day, witnessed peaceful marches and rallies despite rain and police estimates of 50,000 participants in
Congressional representatives
U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), voted against the House GOP recissions package that would have cut $9.4 billion from the federal budget. The bill would have defunded America's public broadcasting, including NPR and PBS, threatening vital sources of nonpartisan news, educational programming, and emergency services
Congressional representatives
Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), voted against the House GOP recissions package that would recklessly cut $9.4 billion from the federal budget, targeting vital programs and services used by Americans, including foreign aid, NPR, and PBS funding. The Congresswoman emphasized that these cuts will harm the most
Congressional representatives
The United States House of Representatives has passed the Rescissions Act of 2025, a legislation that aims to eliminate $9.4 billion in wasteful foreign aid spending and funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which finances NPR and PBS. The bill, which passed by a narrow margin of 214-212,
Congressional representatives
Congressman Paul D. Tonko (Capital Region New York) strongly condemned President Trump's recissions package, which aims to cut $9.4 billion in funding for public broadcasting, including NPR and PBS, as well as foreign aid, including AIDS prevention efforts such as PEPFAR. Tonko called out the President'
Legislative bills
A narrow victory for the Trump administration's proposal to cut foreign aid, the 214-212 vote largely fell along party lines with only four Republicans voting against the measure. The package, which includes cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting,
Legislative bills
The US House of Representatives has narrowly passed a bill that would rescind $9.4 billion in previously approved funding for public media, including National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service. The bill, which also aims to cut over $8 billion from foreign aid programs, has a uncertain future
Legislative bills
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill that would rescind $9.4 billion in previously approved funding for public media, including National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), as well as foreign aid programs. The vote, which was mostly party-line, was 214-212. The bill&
Legislative bills
U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn has introduced the Free Americans from Ideological Reporting (FAIR) Act to restrict federal funding for National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) due to their perceived left-wing bias. Senator Blackburn argues that taxpayers should not be forced to fund media outlets that
