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Congressional Republicans collaborated to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in order to silence PBS and NPR.
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
The Trump administration, as a part of a larger effort to defund education federally, has proposed to cut TRIO services starting in fiscal year 2026.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The shuttering is a political victory for Trump, who tried several different methods to defund public broadcasting this year.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2025
Instead, the committee advanced the bill on a 26-3 vote, delivering a bipartisan rebuke of the administration’s efforts to defund medical research.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 31 July 2025
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
The Trump administration, as a part of a larger effort to defund education federally, has proposed to cut TRIO services starting in fiscal year 2026.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The shuttering is a political victory for Trump, who tried several different methods to defund public broadcasting this year.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2025
Instead, the committee advanced the bill on a 26-3 vote, delivering a bipartisan rebuke of the administration’s efforts to defund medical research.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 31 July 2025
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“Defund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defund. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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