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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Adam Gabbatt and agencies

Trump pushes Congress to cut $9.4bn in funding for NPR, PBS and foreign aid

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The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) headquarters in Arlington, Virginia on 5 May 2025. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

The Trump administration formally asked Congress to rescind $9.4bn in already approved funding from foreign aid and public broadcasters including NPR and PBS on Tuesday, seeking to enshrine spending cuts identified by Elon Musk’s “department of government efficiency” (Doge).

The process, known as rescission, is required by Donald Trump to retrieve money from programs and policies that have already received the funding.

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