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Trump signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aiming to slash public subsidies to PBS and NPR as he alleged “bias” in the broadcasters’ reporting.The order instructs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and other federal agencies “to cease Federal funding for NPR and PBS” and further requires that that they work to root out indirect sources of public financing for the news organizations. The White House, in a social media posting announcing the signing, said the outlets “receive millions from taxpayers to spread radical, woke propaganda disguised as ‘news.’”
It’s the latest move by Trump and his administration to utilize federal powers to control or hamstring institutions whose actions or viewpoints he disagrees with. Since taking office, Trump has ousted leaders, placed staff on administrative leave and cut off hundreds of millions of dollars in funding to artists, libraries, museums, theaters and others, through takeovers of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Trump has also pushed to withhold federal research and education funds from universities and punish law firms unless they agreed to eliminate diversity programs and other measures Trump has found objectionable.
The broadcasters get roughly half a billion dollars in public money through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and have been preparing for the possibility of stiff cuts since Trump’s election, as Republicans have long complained about them. ...
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Next US national security advisor? Here's who Trump might pick to replace Waltz
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Trump administration discontinues $1 billion in school mental health grants
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs rejects plea deal ahead of sex trafficking trial
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Bill overhauling Alabama's largest water utility heads to governor's desk despite local outcry
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GOP Sen. Susan Collins urges Trump administration to reverse proposed medical research cuts
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Hundreds of flights canceled amid severe weather, flash flooding threats
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US House votes to block California's nation-leading vehicle emissions rules
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Intelligence suggests Putin’s immediate goals for Ukraine war may have shifted | CNN Politics
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President says he's nominating Mike Waltz to be U.N. ambassador
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Oklahoma's governor and schools chief at odds on collecting student immigration data
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www.cbsnews.com'60 Minutes' report that prompted Trump lawsuit is nominated for an Emmy Award
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9/11 health care program restores cancer treatment certifications amid weeks of uncertainty
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Prominent pastor notified books loaned to African American museum may be returned amid review
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Mike Waltz seen in photos using Signal app at White House after group chat scandal
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Brazil judge grants former President Collor house arrest for health reasons
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White House touts corporate promises to invest big bucks in the U.S.
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www.cbsnews.comParts of England vote in local elections, with Farage's Reform UK seeking big gains
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CNN fires back after ex-Biden aide claims White House pressured network to blacklist him
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Execution date set for man who's been on death row since 1976
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Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs are threatening Independence Day fireworks
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Trump-appointed judge says president’s use of Alien Enemies Act is unlawful in first-of-its-kind ruling | CNN Politics
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How major US stock indexes fared Thursday, 5/1/2025
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Trump executive order stands up presidential religious liberty commission
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HHS halts work at high-risk infectious disease lab following repeated safety violations
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State parks in Florida appear off-limits to development as lawmakers react to outcry
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Young Democrats challenge longtime incumbents as party grapples with generational divide | CNN Politics
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Trump approval ratings: See latest polls after president marks 100 days
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May Day protests and demonstrations held across Europe
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Army leaders to Musk: We will DOGE ourselves
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Former Russian president calls Ukraine 'a disappearing country' and notes 'Trump's ratings have gone down'
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Homeland Security pushes back against criticism of immigration raid at Oklahoma home
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Vice President Vance casts tie-breaking Senate vote to kill bipartisan effort to rebuke Trump’s trade policy | CNN Politics
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,163
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Trump's stablecoin chosen for $2 billion Abu Dhabi investment in Binance, co-founder says
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California Democrats reject push for harsher penalties for soliciting sex from older teens
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Number of Americans filing for jobless claims jumps last week
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www.bbc.comTrump offers advice to University of Alabama graduates in speech interspersed with politics
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Undocumented immigrants contribute more to Social Security than they receive in benefits | CNN Politics
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No more sleepovers and late-night ice cream: Elon Musk prepares his White House exit
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A ‘political prisoner’: US advocates rally for detained Georgetown scholar
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Israeli military strikes near Syria’s presidential palace
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HHS redirects $500 million to Trump appointee's vaccine project, bypassing reviews
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www.cbsnews.comIsraeli military strikes near Syria's presidential palace after warning over sectarian attacks
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President Trump discusses separation of church and state during National Prayer Day event
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South Africa says its peacekeeping troops are withdrawing from rebel-held eastern Congo
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Trump's health agency urges therapy for transgender youth, not broader gender-affirming health care
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Here's what your monthly student loan bill could be under a new Republican plan
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Hundreds arrested in crackdown on May Day protests in Istanbul
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www.bbc.comUS Forest Service starts clearing homeless camp in Oregon national forest
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35 Democrats vote with GOP to block Biden rule allowing Newsom's gas car ban
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Sex assault reports in the US military fell last year, fueled by a big drop in the Army
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Xbox raises prices on consoles, controllers, headsets due to 'market conditions'
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US-China trade war: Who blinks first to negotiate tariffs?
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www.bbc.comThe threat of a war with India empties a scenic Pakistani valley of summer tourists
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What is 50501? What does it mean? Anti-Trump protests held across US on May Day
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Trump promised to end taxes on tips, but some Las Vegas workers are still waiting for relief
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Haitians fleeing gang violence try to cross to safety across country's longest river
Dozens of people waded and swam across Haiti’s longest river on Wednesday in a desperate attempt to flee gangs that launched a fresh attack on a city in the country’s central region that has been under siege for almost a week.
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Pahalgam attack: A simple guide to the Kashmir conflict
The roots of this decades-long conflict between India and Pakistan go back to the turbulent partition of 1947.
Conclave: How the film sheds light on the secretive way popes are chosen
The Bafta award-winning film gives viewers a window into a "highly secret and a deeply private process".
www.bbc.comKenyan opposition MP is killed in 'targeted' shooting
A Kenyan opposition legislator was shot dead in the capital Nairobi in what police have described as a “targeted and premeditated” crime.
apnews.comAnalysis: Rubio’s hardest task in his tough new role may be keeping his job | CNN Politics
The disarray in Donald Trump’s foreign policy team is mirroring the chaos and uncertainty that he’s foisted upon the world in the last three months.
www.cnn.comAP PHOTOS: Gold is swiftly transformed from ore to bars in Australia after weeks of record prices
The lustrous, metallic allure of gold has long fueled intrigue and in recent months its market fortunes have also reflected global geopolitical and economic tumult.
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GM lowers 2025 guidance, citing up to $5 billion in tariff exposure
CEO Mary Barra told CNBC’s Phil LeBeau the company is working to offset as much of the increased costs from tariffs as possible.
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Exoplanet discovered in 2020 has the coldest temperatures ever measured, scientists say
An exoplanet discovered in 2020 contains the coldest temperatures ever measured on a planetary body, according to scientists.
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