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CNN  —  Public television stations will be “forced to make hard decisions in the weeks and months ahead,” PBS CEO Paula Kerger said Thursday, after the Senate voted in the middle of the night to approve a bill that cancels all the federal funding for the network. Once the House passes the bill, as expected, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s …

Senate Approves Trump’s Bid to Cancel Foreign Aid and Funds for NPR and PBS Stations  The New York Times Senate approves Trump administration cuts to public broadcasting and foreign aid  NPR ‘Long overdue’: Senate Republicans ram through Trump’s clawback package with cuts to foreign aid, NPR  Fox News White House agrees to exempt PEPFAR from cuts  The Hill Senate works overnight in bid to …

Republicans call Schumer’s bluff on cuts to PBS and foreign aid  Axios Senate marches toward passing Trump’s $9B clawback bill after dramatic late-night votes  Fox News GOP senators voice concern about $9B spending-cut bill they say they will vote for  NBC News What are rescissions – and why does Trump want Congress to approve them?  The Guardian Trump faces questions on Powell, Epstein as …

CNN  —  PBS and NPR stations are on the verge of losing the federal funding that has helped keep them on the air for decades. The Senate is preparing to vote on a rare measure called a “rescission,” which would claw back money that was already budgeted by Congress, including nearly $1.1 billion in funding for public media. Here’s what …

PBS and NPR’s Last-Ditch Fight to Save Funding  The New York Times Rural America and kids will suffer if PBS is defunded, its chief says  The Washington Post How Trump public broadcasting cuts could hit rural America  BBC Alaska public media stations warn of dangers as US Senate prepares to vote on funding clawback  Anchorage Daily News Vote to defund public media nears. Where …