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Senate Moves Toward $9.4 Billion Funding Cuts Amid Tensions

7/18/2025

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Senate Funding Debate

In a tense Senate session, a $9.4 billion funding cut aimed at NPR, PBS, and foreign aid edged forward. GOP senators voiced fears of creating news deserts, while the debate rages on—some push to defund NPR over bias, while others fight to protect local media. With a looming deadline, the urgency for resolution intensifies.

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Maher Faces Backlash

NPR CEO Katherine Maher is under fire as a $9.4 billion funding cut threatens NPR and PBS. Critics, particularly GOP senators, accuse the network of biased reporting, claiming it leans liberal. Despite Maher's defense of NPR's non-partisan mission, the backlash has intensified, fueling demands to defund public broadcasting.

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Senate Funding Debate

In a tense Senate session, a $9.4 billion funding cut aimed at NPR, PBS, and foreign aid edged forward. GOP senators voiced fears of creating news deserts, while the debate rages on—some push to defund NPR over bias, while others fight to protect local media. With a looming deadline, the urgency for resolution intensifies.

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