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Are Public Broadcasters About To Lose Their Subsidies?

Republicans often call for cutting off the funds but have never actually done the deed. Here's why this time might—might—be different.

Reason · Apr 16, 2025

Trump's Nearly 5-Hour Physical Exam Raises Questions About His Health After Massive Bruise Saga

President Trump's physical exam lasted nearly five hours, almost twice as long as Biden's in 2024.

Medical Daily · Apr 11, 2025

Trump reportedly suspends Nvidia H20 export ban plan after $1 million dinner with Jensen Huang

U.S. gov't no longer plans to curb sales of Nvidia's H20 to China after Trump and Huang met in Mar-a-Lago to discuss Nvidia's investments in U.S.

Tom’s Hardware · Apr 10, 2025

‘Fire Elon, save Elmo’: Democrats mock Republican hysteria over PBS and NPR in DOGE committee hearing

Democrats demand oversight of DOGE cuts, not public media, while GOP rages over drag queens and ‘communist’ content

The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2025

Democrats Substitute PBS Characters for Trump Admin in Remarks on Efficiency: 'Arthur Has Not Fired Independent Watchdogs'

Democrats used PBS characters to mock Republican efforts to defund public media.

Latin Times · Mar 26, 2025

NPR and PBS testify in heated hearing of Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Doge panel

Heads of both NPR and PBS testify amid renewed Republican effort to defund US public media

The Guardian - US · Mar 26, 2025

Greene calls for ‘complete and total’ defunding of NPR, PBS - Roll Call

In a DOGE panel hearing that hit on Sesame Street and Hunter Biden’s laptop, Republicans grilled public media heads, accusing them of bias.

Roll Call · Mar 26, 2025

Pentagon Issues Urgent Warning About Signal App Amid Russian Hacking Threat—Beware of Phishing Links

Pentagon warns Signal app users after Russian hacking incident to spy on encrypted chats, but what's with the recent controversy with the Trump administration?

International Business Times · Mar 26, 2025

Pentagon Was Aware Russian Hackers Use Signal App to Spy Days Before SignalGate: Report

The Pentagon warned that Russian hackers were using Signal to spy—just days after a journalist was accidentally included in a Signal chat for top officials.

Latin Times · Mar 25, 2025

Pentagon warned staffers against using Signal before White House chat leak

Bulletin sent on 18 March said Russian hackers could access messages as Trump officials now downplay blunder

The Guardian - US · Mar 25, 2025