Politics Aug 31 Public media stations struggle with Trump-fueled government funding cuts By David Bauder, Associated Press
Politics Aug 01 CPB says it is shutting down after being defunded by Congress, targeted by Trump The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced Friday it would take steps toward its own closure after being defunded by Congress — marking the end of a nearly six-decade era in which it fueled the production of renowned educational programming, cultural… By Ted Anthony, Kevin Freking, Associated Press
Politics Jul 17 Watch 8:08 The programs facing funding cuts as rescissions package nears final approval The clock is ticking for Congress to claw back more than $9 billion of federal funding for programs, including foreign aid and public media. Friday night is the final deadline for the House to pass the so-called rescissions package, which… By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz, Ian Couzens
Politics Jul 17 Watch 7:41 Ken Burns calls public media funding cuts ‘shortsighted,’ but vows ‘we will continue’ 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… By William Brangham, Courtney Norris
Politics Jul 17 What’s in the GOP bill clawing back $9 billion from foreign aid and public broadcasting? The Senate approved the vast majority of President Donald Trump's request in the early morning hours Thursday, 51-48. By Kevin Freking, Associated Press
Jul 16 Watch 6:05 Rural public media at risk as Congress moves toward funding cut By William Brangham, Doug Adams, Ali Schmitz Among the programs targeted for cuts in the White House rescissions package 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. Tom Abbott… Continue watching
Jul 16 Congress is looking to cut $1B in public broadcasting funding and Native American radio stations are at risk By Margery A. Beck, Associated Press Fear is growing that most of the 59 tribal radio stations that receive the funding will go dark, depriving isolated populations of news, local events and critical weather alerts. Continue reading
Jul 15 Watch 5:44 AIDS program PEPFAR may escape White House attempt to cut its budget By Lisa Desjardins, Doug Adams, Ian Couzens The White House backed off $400 million in immediate cuts it was proposing in the global fight against HIV and AIDS and potentially other high-profile health programs. It's part of the package of cuts facing the Senate over the next… Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch 5:08 Republicans face deadline to claw back funding for foreign aid and public media By Lisa Desjardins, Doug Adams, Shrai Popat The White House effort to cut back $9.4 billion of already allocated government spending faces a critical vote in the Senate this week. Some Republicans have concerns about the cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting as the clock ticks… Continue watching
Jun 25 Watch 3:29 Senate committee hears White House request to claw back foreign aid, public media funding By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura On Capitol Hill, senators questioned President Trump’s budget director over the administration's request to claw back funds for foreign aid and public media. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports. Continue watching