Fatma Tanis

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.

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.

He's the senior director of anti-corruption, democracy, and security at the Brookings Institution. He sees this request as a sign that the administration is hitting walls. in its efforts to dismantle federal agencies.

He's the senior director of anti-corruption, democracy, and security at the Brookings Institution. He sees this request as a sign that the administration is hitting walls. in its efforts to dismantle federal agencies.

He's the senior director of anti-corruption, democracy, and security at the Brookings Institution. He sees this request as a sign that the administration is hitting walls. in its efforts to dismantle federal agencies.

So this is the legal avenue for the administration to codify the cuts it has already made, and there will likely be more rescission requests for all the other budget cuts the president wants to see happen across the federal government. That's NPR's Fatma Tanis. Thank you, Fatma. Thank you.

So this is the legal avenue for the administration to codify the cuts it has already made, and there will likely be more rescission requests for all the other budget cuts the president wants to see happen across the federal government. That's NPR's Fatma Tanis. Thank you, Fatma. Thank you.

So this is the legal avenue for the administration to codify the cuts it has already made, and there will likely be more rescission requests for all the other budget cuts the president wants to see happen across the federal government. That's NPR's Fatma Tanis. Thank you, Fatma. Thank you.

The agency's nearly 900 remaining staff received an email saying they would get reduction in force notices and would have to leave their jobs either by July 1st or September 2nd of this year. The email was sent by Jeremy Lewin, who's running the hobbled agency after the administration cancelled thousands of its programs and shrunk the majority of its workforce.