Fatma Tanis

What can you tell us? So this is part of the president's broader clash with major cultural institutions, as my colleague David Folkenflik has been reporting over the last few months. Now, the president and his Republican allies have accused NPR and PBS of partisan bias. President Trump issued an executive order last month that would defund both organizations.

What can you tell us? So this is part of the president's broader clash with major cultural institutions, as my colleague David Folkenflik has been reporting over the last few months. Now, the president and his Republican allies have accused NPR and PBS of partisan bias. President Trump issued an executive order last month that would defund both organizations.

What can you tell us? So this is part of the president's broader clash with major cultural institutions, as my colleague David Folkenflik has been reporting over the last few months. Now, the president and his Republican allies have accused NPR and PBS of partisan bias. President Trump issued an executive order last month that would defund both organizations.

NPR CEO Catherine Maher has said that the administration is punishing public media for coverage that the president dislikes, and both NPR and PBS are challenging that order in court. Now, the White House is asking Congress to officially cancel all the funding it has set aside for the public broadcasters over the next two fiscal years. That's the $1.1 billion.

NPR CEO Catherine Maher has said that the administration is punishing public media for coverage that the president dislikes, and both NPR and PBS are challenging that order in court. Now, the White House is asking Congress to officially cancel all the funding it has set aside for the public broadcasters over the next two fiscal years. That's the $1.1 billion.

NPR CEO Catherine Maher has said that the administration is punishing public media for coverage that the president dislikes, and both NPR and PBS are challenging that order in court. Now, the White House is asking Congress to officially cancel all the funding it has set aside for the public broadcasters over the next two fiscal years. That's the $1.1 billion.

It's a fraction of the overall federal budget. And to be clear, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting sends much of those funds directly to member stations of NPR and PBS. In statements yesterday, the heads of NPR and PBS outlined the serious impact that losing that funding would have on their stations that reach Americans all over the country. And what do they say those implications would be?

It's a fraction of the overall federal budget. And to be clear, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting sends much of those funds directly to member stations of NPR and PBS. In statements yesterday, the heads of NPR and PBS outlined the serious impact that losing that funding would have on their stations that reach Americans all over the country. And what do they say those implications would be?

It's a fraction of the overall federal budget. And to be clear, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting sends much of those funds directly to member stations of NPR and PBS. In statements yesterday, the heads of NPR and PBS outlined the serious impact that losing that funding would have on their stations that reach Americans all over the country. And what do they say those implications would be?

Well, they said that it would be, quote, devastating, and especially to local public media stations in rural communities. That would be disproportionately harmed because they rely on those stations not only for news but for life-saving emergency alerts. They also said that these cuts would accelerate the spread of news deserts.

Well, they said that it would be, quote, devastating, and especially to local public media stations in rural communities. That would be disproportionately harmed because they rely on those stations not only for news but for life-saving emergency alerts. They also said that these cuts would accelerate the spread of news deserts.

Well, they said that it would be, quote, devastating, and especially to local public media stations in rural communities. That would be disproportionately harmed because they rely on those stations not only for news but for life-saving emergency alerts. They also said that these cuts would accelerate the spread of news deserts.

So they fund global health programs aimed at controlling the spread of diseases like HIV AIDS. The White House is cutting $400 million for that. Millions of dollars also in contributions to the World Health Organization, various United Nations agencies, programs related to women's health and gender issues. the environment, climate change research, that's all a part of this package.

So they fund global health programs aimed at controlling the spread of diseases like HIV AIDS. The White House is cutting $400 million for that. Millions of dollars also in contributions to the World Health Organization, various United Nations agencies, programs related to women's health and gender issues. the environment, climate change research, that's all a part of this package.

So they fund global health programs aimed at controlling the spread of diseases like HIV AIDS. The White House is cutting $400 million for that. Millions of dollars also in contributions to the World Health Organization, various United Nations agencies, programs related to women's health and gender issues. the environment, climate change research, that's all a part of this package.

Now, in the memo that the White House sent to Congress, it says some of the funds have been used for, quote, radical projects, and that the cuts are part of an effort to, quote, eliminate wasteful foreign assistance programs. The memo also adds, this approach best serves the American taxpayer.

Now, in the memo that the White House sent to Congress, it says some of the funds have been used for, quote, radical projects, and that the cuts are part of an effort to, quote, eliminate wasteful foreign assistance programs. The memo also adds, this approach best serves the American taxpayer.

Now, in the memo that the White House sent to Congress, it says some of the funds have been used for, quote, radical projects, and that the cuts are part of an effort to, quote, eliminate wasteful foreign assistance programs. The memo also adds, this approach best serves the American taxpayer.

Yes, you may remember that the agency was the first to see mass staffing cuts, termination to its programs. Effectively, it's been shut down. All of that was done without congressional approval, and there have been several lawsuits where the president's power to withhold funds without congressional approval has been challenged. There's no ruling on this yet. I spoke with Jonathan Katz.

Yes, you may remember that the agency was the first to see mass staffing cuts, termination to its programs. Effectively, it's been shut down. All of that was done without congressional approval, and there have been several lawsuits where the president's power to withhold funds without congressional approval has been challenged. There's no ruling on this yet. I spoke with Jonathan Katz.