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Corporation for Public Broadcasting to shut down after Congress pulls funding  Axios Press Release | Corporation for Public Broadcasting Addresses Operations Following Loss of Federal Funding  Corporation for Public Broadcasting Corporation for Public Broadcasting, funder of NPR and PBS, says it will end operations within months after federal budget cuts  CBS News Corporation For Public Broadcasting to Shutter After Trump Cuts  Bloomberg.com Corporation for …

There’s a massive bipartisan housing bill moving forward in Congress  Axios Senate Banking advances first large, bipartisan housing package in a decade  Politico Ahead of Historic Housing Markup, Stakeholders Voice Support for ROAD to Housing Act of 2025  Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (.gov) Housing affordability is a major problem. Elizabeth Warren is helping lead a sweeping bipartisan effort to …

Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted sex trafficker and associate of Jeffrey Epstein, says that she is willing to testify before Congress but only if certain conditions are met, including being granted immunity, according to a new letter sent to the House oversight committee by her lawyer on Tuesday. Last week, the House committee on oversight and government subpoenaed Maxwell, who is …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell has offered to testify before Congress, but with major conditions, including immunity, according to a list of her demands sent to the House Oversight Committee by her attorneys. House Oversight Chair James Comer subpoenaed Maxwell to testify next month. In a new letter sent to Comer Tuesday, Maxwell’s attorneys said they …

Two Democratic members of Congress, Greg Casar (D-TX) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI,) have introduced legislation in the US House of Representatives to ban the use of AI surveillance to set prices and wages. During Delta’s Q2 earnings call last week, Delta’s president Glen Hauenstein said that the airline has already rolled out AI-controlled dynamic pricing for 3 percent of its …

Afghan man moving to US seized by immigration agents after green card application appointment The Trump administration is continuing its deportations policy, which has been described as “human trafficking disguised as a deportation deal” by the largest opposition party in Eswatini. Civil society and opposition groups expressed outrage after the US deported five men to the country. You can read …

Frustration and fear ripple through NPR and PBS affiliates after Congress approves clawbacks  Politico Community radio stations are collateral damage as Congress cuts NPR funding  NPR Here’s where public broadcasting cuts hit the hardest  The Washington Post Wisconsin public media outlets react as federal funding cut heads to president’s desk  WPR South Dakotans in Congress betray their state with votes that could kill SD …

G.O.P. Push Behind Trump Agenda Has Congress in an Uproar  The New York Times Trump’s big legislative week — and some warnings  The Hill Playbook PM: Trump keeps steamrolling Congress  Politico Trump’s Legislative Agenda Targets Socialist Machine  kboi.com Source link

WASHINGTON (AP) — “Mr. President, this is the gavel used to enact the ‘big, beautiful bill,’” House Speaker Mike Johnson said at a White House signing ceremony on the Fourth of July. “I want you to have it,” he said. Handing over the gavel delighted President Donald Trump who, seated behind a desk outdoors, immediately tested it out with a …

Today, Congress voted to rescind $1.1 billion in federal funding for public media that had been approved earlier this year. This funding was intended to support public broadcasters through fiscal years 2026 and 2027. This decision is devastating for the millions of people who rely on public media every day. Public broadcasting signals reach 99% of Americans, including rural and …