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What will happen to PBS and NPR stations if the Senate votes to claw back funding?

Public media stations are on the verge of losing the federal funding that has helped keep them on the air for decades. Here’s what that would look like.

POLITICO on MSN · 11h

Senate votes to move ahead on funding clawback package

The Senate will also vote on Tuesday evening to formally begin debate on the effort to rescind funding, which will require 51 votes to move forward, too. Even though Senate Republ

NBC News on MSN · 16h

Senate Republicans shrink Trump's spending cut package ahead of a key vote

Senate Republicans are making changes to a $9.4 billion package of spending cuts proposed by President Donald Trump as they race to pass the measure by a Friday deadline

Senate, Waltz and Signal

The Associated Press on MSN · 12h

Mike Waltz pledges to make UN ‘great again’ at Senate confirmation hearing

It is unclear how Waltz would approach the job. Trump’s first nominee, Rep. Elise Stefanik, had built a track record in Congress of criticizing the U.N. She vowed during her confirmation hearing in January to combat what she called antisemitism at the world body and lead a review of U.S. funding.

USA TODAY on MSN · 18h

Former Trump adviser Mike Waltz faces 'Signalgate' grilling in Senate hearing for UN post

The former Trump national security adviser will be peppered with questions about Signal in his confirmation hearing for United Nations ambassador.

ABC · 17h

Waltz faces questions on Signal chat in Senate confirmation hearing for UN ambassador

Mike Waltz, Trump's former national security adviser, faced questions from Democrats on the Signal chat controversy Tuesday in confirmation hearing for U.N. ambassador.

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Is cannibalism legal in all U.S. states except Idaho? Here's what the laws actually say

Social media posts claimed most states allow cannibalism. It's true that only one state bans it outright — but the full story ...

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U.S. Senate Weighs Sanctions Bill As Russia Stalls Peace Talks

As Russia delays peace negotiations with Ukraine, U.S. elected officials in Congress are considering a new sanctions bill to ...

Senate Advances Trump Clawback of Foreign Aid and Public Broadcast Funds

The vote to take up legislation to rescind $9 billion in congressionally approved funds suggested that Republicans would bow ...

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Senate to move on Trump's request to cancel billions in foreign aid, NPR and PBS funding

Washington — The Senate could move forward as soon as Tuesday on a request from the White House to claw back $9.4 billion in ...

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Senate tees up debate on package to claw back public broadcasting, foreign aid funds

Vice President Vance on Tuesday night broke a tie to allow the Senate to begin debate on a bill to claw back billions of ...

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GOP narrowly advances rescissions package to Senate floor

Senate Republicans had barely enough votes Tuesday to advance President Trump's proposal to claw back money appropriated for ...

Bill to claw back public media, foreign aid funds clears key Senate hurdle with Vance breaking tie

Senate Republicans on Tuesday narrowly cleared a key procedural hurdle on the path to clawing back billions of dollars in ...

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Senate report reveals missed warnings, denied help in 2024 assassination attempt

Three-hundred sixty-five days later, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released a finalized report of their findings into the attempted assassination that injured three, ...

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