NPR, PBS and Senate
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U.S. Sen. John Kennedy blasted NPR for left-leaning bias after its CEO challenged critics to “show me a story.”
The House approved a Trump administration plan to rescind $9 billion in previously allocated funds, including $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Senate Republicans pass $9 billion rescissions bill targeting foreign aid, NPR and PBS, with Vice President Vance casting the decisive vote amid opposition from Democrats, Republicans.
NPR CEO Katherine Maher appeared on CNN's "The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown" to react to a Senate Republican push to defund the service. "As far as the accusations that were biased,
The Senate voted to approve a rescission package that claws back funds allocated for public media and foreign aid. And, President Trump floats the idea of firing the Federal Reserve chair.
Trump's $9 billion rescissions package is advancing, despite a trio of Republican defections. It targets foreign aid and public broadcasting funding.