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I got to do that in your NPR voice. It's amazing that you don't even have to call. There's no applause sign here. I'm going to do that in my NPR voice. It's very exciting.
I got to do that in your NPR voice. It's amazing that you don't even have to call. There's no applause sign here. I'm going to do that in my NPR voice. It's very exciting.
Said very smoothly. It's like laundered in. I know. They launder in the radicalism. Welcome, everybody, to the NPR broadcast. Wouldn't it be nice if capitalism was no more? Did you know you're a racist? Yeah. Buy a tote bag.
Said very smoothly. It's like laundered in. I know. They launder in the radicalism. Welcome, everybody, to the NPR broadcast. Wouldn't it be nice if capitalism was no more? Did you know you're a racist? Yeah. Buy a tote bag.
President Trump is looking to slash funding for NPR and PBS, alleging bias in their news reporting. The president signing an executive order on Thursday directing several agencies to stop federal funding for the public broadcasters. That order also calls for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to root out indirect sources of public financing for PBS and NPR.
President Trump is looking to slash funding for NPR and PBS, alleging bias in their news reporting. The president signing an executive order on Thursday directing several agencies to stop federal funding for the public broadcasters. That order also calls for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to root out indirect sources of public financing for PBS and NPR.
Both get about half a billion dollars in public funds.
Both get about half a billion dollars in public funds.
A little bit of breaking news coming into us from Germany. The Reuters news agency is reporting that the country's domestic intelligence agency has classified the Alternative for Germany party as an extremist entity that threatens democracy, a move that enables it to better monitor the party, which came second, of course, in February's federal election.
A little bit of breaking news coming into us from Germany. The Reuters news agency is reporting that the country's domestic intelligence agency has classified the Alternative for Germany party as an extremist entity that threatens democracy, a move that enables it to better monitor the party, which came second, of course, in February's federal election.
I think it's really important. 60 minutes.
I think it's really important. 60 minutes.
just a few hours after we got into their headquarters, we found that their chief accountant had actually deleted over a terabyte of accounting records from several years. So you'd have to ask the question, well, why would somebody do that? The Doge team, fortunately, was able to recover that data with the help of a few great employees at the Institute of Peace. And
just a few hours after we got into their headquarters, we found that their chief accountant had actually deleted over a terabyte of accounting records from several years. So you'd have to ask the question, well, why would somebody do that? The Doge team, fortunately, was able to recover that data with the help of a few great employees at the Institute of Peace. And
I think the most troubling thing was they received $55 million a year from Congress and any money that went unspent, instead of returning that to Congress, they would sweep it into a private bank account, which had no congressional oversight. And that's what they would use to fund things like events at their headquarters and the private jets.
I think the most troubling thing was they received $55 million a year from Congress and any money that went unspent, instead of returning that to Congress, they would sweep it into a private bank account, which had no congressional oversight. And that's what they would use to fund things like events at their headquarters and the private jets.
Department of Education. And there was no receipts required. So people could just draw down on it. And when people looked into it, this wasn't dust. This was before us. They found that money was being used to rent out Caesar's Palace for parties, rent out stadiums, et cetera.
Department of Education. And there was no receipts required. So people could just draw down on it. And when people looked into it, this wasn't dust. This was before us. They found that money was being used to rent out Caesar's Palace for parties, rent out stadiums, et cetera.
And so the one change that Doge made with Department of Education is we had the simple requirement that if you draw down money, you must first upload a receipt. That was the only change that was made. You must upload your receipt. And upon doing so, nobody drew down any money anymore.
And so the one change that Doge made with Department of Education is we had the simple requirement that if you draw down money, you must first upload a receipt. That was the only change that was made. You must upload your receipt. And upon doing so, nobody drew down any money anymore.