The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which has distributed federal funds to both PBS and NPR for decades, announced Friday that it's shutting down. The news comes after President Donald Trump recently clawed back more than a billion dollars of funding for public broadcasting. In a statement, CPB President Patricia Harrison said, "Despite the extraordinary efforts of millions of Americans who called, wrote and petitioned Congress, we now face the difficult reality of closing our operations."
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which has distributed federal funds to both PBS and NPR for decades, announced Friday that it's shutting down. The news comes after President Donald Trump recently clawed back more than a billion dollars of funding for public broadcasting. In a statement, CPB President Patricia Harrison said, "Despite the extraordinary efforts of millions of Americans who called, wrote and petitioned Congress, we now face the difficult reality of closing our operations."
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This Sunday was the final broadcast of PBS News Weekend, at least for the foreseeable future. PBS cancelled the show due to the loss of federal funding for public media. As our team signs off the air, PBS News Weekend anchor John Yang looks back at some of our top stories and highlights over the years. | PBS NewsHour
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This Sunday was the final broadcast of PBS News Weekend, at least for the foreseeable future. PBS cancelled the show due to the loss of federal funding for public media. As our team signs off the air, PBS News Weekend anchor John Yang looks back at some of our top stories and highlights over the years. | PBS NewsHour
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President Trump issued an executive order instructing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to halt all funding for PBS and NPR. It would impact those two networks, the roughly 1,500 public media stations nationwide and national programs like the News Hour. William Brangham reports. | PBS NewsHour
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President Trump issued an executive order instructing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to halt all funding for PBS and NPR. It would impact those two networks, the roughly 1,500 public media stations nationwide and national programs like the News Hour. William Brangham reports. | PBS NewsHour
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The Trump administration is expected to ask Congress to rescind more than $1 billion of funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the congressionally created body through which NPR and PBS get federal funding, including the PBS News Hour. The CPB is also suing the administration, saying it illegally fired three members of the board. @amnaonpbs discussed more with @PBS CEO Paula Kerger. | PBS NewsHour
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The Trump administration is expected to ask Congress to rescind more than $1 billion of funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the congressionally created body through which NPR and PBS get federal funding, including the PBS News Hour. The CPB is also suing the administration, saying it illegally fired three members of the board. @amnaonpbs discussed more with @PBS CEO Paula Kerger. | PBS NewsHour
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Congress is moving toward revoking a billion dollars in already approved funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the entity that steers funds to public media stations. William Brangham discussed the potential impact on PBS with one of the network's most acclaimed filmmakers, Ken Burns. His documentaries covered subjects like the Civil War, baseball, Vietnam, country music and more. | PBS NewsHour
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Congress is moving toward revoking a billion dollars in already approved funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the entity that steers funds to public media stations. William Brangham discussed the potential impact on PBS with one of the network's most acclaimed filmmakers, Ken Burns. His documentaries covered subjects like the Civil War, baseball, Vietnam, country music and more. | PBS NewsHour
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The House gave final approval early Friday to President Donald Trump's request to slash more than $9 billion of already approved federal funding for foreign aid and public broadcasting. The package, a major victory for Trump, rescinds $8 billion for several foreign aid programs and about $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the entity that steers funding to PBS, NPR and local stations across the country. The 216-213 vote marks the first time in more than two decades that a p
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The House gave final approval early Friday to President Donald Trump's request to slash more than $9 billion of already approved federal funding for foreign aid and public broadcasting. The package, a major victory for Trump, rescinds $8 billion for several foreign aid programs and about $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the entity that steers funding to PBS, NPR and local stations across the country. The 216-213 vote marks the first time in more than two decades that a p
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NPR and three Colorado public radio stations filed suit against the Trump administration in federal court over his executive order targeting funding for NPR, PBS and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The lawsuit contends Trump's order is a violation of the First Amendment. Geoff Bennett discussed more with NPR President and CEO Katherine Maher. | PBS NewsHour
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NPR and three Colorado public radio stations filed suit against the Trump administration in federal court over his executive order targeting funding for NPR, PBS and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The lawsuit contends Trump's order is a violation of the First Amendment. Geoff Bennett discussed more with NPR President and CEO Katherine Maher. | PBS NewsHour
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Congressional and White House leaders are so far refusing to compromise on their demands and reopen the federal government. Democrats are refusing to vote on funding without ensuring the extension of health care subsidies, and Republicans say they won't negotiate until funding is secure. Federal workers across the country are either on the job without pay or temporarily furloughed as President Donald Trump threatens to make some cuts permanent. PBS News Hour's Lisa Desjardins reports. | PBS News
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President Donald Trump said Tuesday that PBS and NPR are “a waste of money,” having convinced the Republican-led Congress to gut funding for U.S. public media last year. The president made the comment moments before signing legislation passed earlier in the day by the House of Representatives to fund most of the government through the end of September and end the partial government shutdown. Trump’s remarks were not the first time he has singled out PBS and NPR. Earlier in the year, the presiden
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The Trump administration is planning sweeping cuts to health care funding across the country. Some of those federal funding cuts have already taken effect, and others will be rolling out in the next few years as President Donal dTrump's "One Big, Beautiful Bill Act" is implemented. That law will reduce what the federal government expects to spend on Medicaid by more than $900 billion over a decade. KFF Health News looked at what that means for states, which will have to shoulder more of the cost
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At President Donald Trump's request, Congress has clawed back more than $9 billion of already approved federal funding, largely for foreign aid programs and public broadcasting. The House approved the final version of the legislation early Friday, the deadline for the president's request. PBS News' Lisa Desjardins takes a closer look at how these programs will be affected by the cuts. | PBS NewsHour
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The Department of Homeland Security is barreling toward a shutdown after Democrats refused to budge on a funding bill and lawmakers left Washington, D.C., for a 10-day break. At issue are disagreements over ICE reform and the department's funding, set to expire at midnight on Friday. Lisa Desjardins spoke to Geoff Bennett about the likelihood of a partial shutdown and who would feel the impacts. | PBS NewsHour
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As the federal government enters a shutdown, Democratic Rep. Glenn Ivey defended his party's decision not to support the GOP stopgap funding bill, saying looming health care cuts will impact millions. "This is one where it's going to affect millions of Americans across the country, red states, blue states," Ivey told PBS News Hour's Geoff Bennett on Tuesday. "Health care is going to be unaffordable for them. The hospital that used to be there is going to disappear. The OB-GYN clinic is going to
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The four-day partial government shutdown is now over. In short succession Tuesday, lawmakers passed and Trump signed a funding package to fully reopen the federal government. But the policy fight over Trump’s immigration crackdown in U.S. cities that caused the shutdown is far from over, and the government has given itself only a small window of borrowed time. Lisa Desjardins explains. | PBS NewsHour
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting says the Department of Education terminated a federal grant program that funds educational shows and online games for children. According to reporting by the New York Times, the move means $23 million in funding to support children’s programming will be lost. Ready to Learn has funded shows like “Molly of Denali,” “Work It Out Wombats!” and “Lyla in the Loop.” In a statement, CPB said Ready To Learn-supported content was streamed 1.8 billion video times an
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President Donald Trump asked Congress on Tuesday to take back $9.4 billion in federal funding for foreign aid, the State Department and public media. The rescission request would codify the work of the Department of Government Efficiency, which sought to shutter the U.S. Agency for International Development, eliminate foreign aid programs it deemed wasteful and cease funding for other international institutions. The rescission request would affect USAID and the PEPFAR program for HIV/AIDS relief
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As the Senate sends the White House rescissions package with roughly $9 billion in federal spending cuts to the House, among the programs targeted for cuts is the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It's the independent nonprofit created by Congress to distribute federal funds to more than 1,500 noncommercial TV and radio stations. PBS News Hour William Brangham spoke with Tom Abbott of public radio station KFSK in Petersburg to discuss what’s at stake for rural stations. | PBS NewsHour
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A small independent government agency is the largest source of federal funding for museums and libraries. But that source of dollars is now uncertain. The Trump administration has placed roughly 80% of the staff of The Institute of Museum and Library Services on administrative leave. In a statement to the PBS News Hour, a Trump administration official said the agency's "restructure" delivers on the president's order to reduce the federal bureaucracy and "ensure hard-earned tax dollars are not di
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President Donald Trump issued an executive order late Thursday night that instructs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to halt all direct federal funding to the nation’s two major public broadcasting networks – the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and National Public Radio (NPR). The move will directly affect the roughly 1,500 public media stations nationwide, as well as national programs like the PBS News Hour. Trump also directed CPB – a congressionally chartered, private, nonprofi
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Tuesday night that if Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is not fired, Democratic lawmakers are "prepared to initiate impeachment proceedings against her." Jeffries, D-NY, also criticized Noem for saying that a program to issue body cameras to Department of Homeland Security officers will be expanded nationwide, “as funding is available.” “Kristi Noem has zero credibility,” Jeffries told PBS News’ Geoff Bennett. “Certainly, it is the case that body
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Since taking office, the Trump administration has sought to cancel tens of billions in climate grants and has proposed ending millions in climate research. One area that could be affected — and is especially vulnerable to the impacts of climate change — is South Florida, where start-ups, local governments and researchers are working to make the region more resilient. But federal funding cuts may hinder those efforts. PBS News Hour's William Brangham traveled to the region and reports for our ser
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