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DOGE Considers Cutting Funding to National Public Radio And The Public Broadcasting Service

PBS cuts nearly 100 employees after loss of federal funding

PBS layoffs follow congressional vote this summer to eliminate $1.1 billion in funding for public broadcasting.

Sep 5, 2025

PBS slashes budget by 21% following congressional funding cuts

The PBS board voted to cut its budget by 21% on Wednesday, a month after Congress stripped away its federal funding.

Aug 15, 2025

DC: Trump Executive Order Ends Funding for NPR and PBS

Corporation for Public Broadcasting to end operations after federal cuts

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is a nonprofit that provides funds to public radio and TV stations, including NPR and PBS.

Aug 1, 2025

How GOP cuts could impact public broadcasting

A bill to rescind $9 billion in foreign aid and public broadcasting funding is headed to the House after the Senate voted to advance the measure. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.

Jul 17, 2025

NPR CEO: Cuts could be "a real risk to the public safety of the country"

The rescissions package passed by a vote of 51-48, with Republican Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski joining Democrats in voting against it.

Jul 17, 2025

Congress considers billions in funding cuts

This week, the Senate will consider a bill that would make the Department of Government Efficiency's cuts to public broadcasters and global public health programs permanent. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports.

Jul 14, 2025

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Ken Burns: Attacks on PBS seem "foolhardy" and "misguided"

Filmmaker Ken Burns said it's "shortsighted" to eliminate funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, as public media has become a target of the White House.

Jul 6, 2025

PBS shuts diversity office as it faces pressure from Trump administration

PBS says it's shutting its diversity office to comply with President Trump's executive order and firing the two executives brought on when the effort was started in 2021.