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Senate Backs Trump’s Move to Defund NPR, PBS in Blow to Independent Media

In a 51-48 vote early Thursday morning, the Senate approved President Donald Trump’s demand to rescind $9 billion in previously approved federal spending, including $1.1 billion slashed from public broadcasting. The move targets the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which funds NPR and PBS and helps sustain more than 1,500 local public radio and television […]

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