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Politicians' interest in controlling the content you see shifts from public media to social media.

‘Look at what is happening. NPR has been defunded, PBS has been defunded, Colbert is getting canceled,’ Brendan Carr declared when asked if Trump played a role in The Late Show coming to an end.

A Lancet study’s inflated numbers are being used to push a partisan narrative, not inform public policy.

Donald Trump’s campaign against the “fake news” media continues largely unchecked, with a decision that is expected to reduce reporting and close down some local news stations around the US.

President Donald Trump, long before his unprecedented successes in American politics, was famed for his wealth as well as his many business wins. However, despite his numerous business triumphs, Trump has had just as many failures, from branded steaks to a shady university, from a failed airline to a disastrous…

Edith Chapin’s announcement comes after Congress approves Trump bill to cancel all federal funding for public broadcasters

Plus: Tulsi Gabbard accuses Obama of treason, Congress slashes NPR funding, and a listener asks if we actually like each other.

Champions of the almost entirely party-line vote in the U.S. Senate to erase US$1.1 billion in already approved funds for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting called their action a refusal to subsidize liberal media.

Many immigrants are altering their daily routines in response to a new state policy allowing highway patrol officers to detain individuals based on immigration status

Social Security claims surged in 2025 as insolvency, healthcare, debt and inflation concerns drive retirees to consider taking benefits early.

President has circumvented the government appropriations process and that may heap pain on him come fall