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House Votes to Slash Federal Funding for Public Media

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Last week, the House of Representatives voted to discontinue federal funding for public media outlets including National...
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to eliminate federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which supports public media outlets like PBS and NPR, as part of a broader effort to reduce government spending. The vote, which took place on a party-line basis, aims to cut approximately $445 million in funding for the fiscal year 2026, with the goal of completely defunding the CPB by 2028. Proponents of the bill argue that public media should be supported by private donations rather than taxpayer money, while critics contend that the loss of federal funding could severely impact the quality and availability of educational and cultural programming provided by these outlets.

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