At the urging of President Trump, Congress is expected to vote this week on whether to cut $500 million per year for public radio and TV stations.
Category: United States Politics and Government
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NPR and PBS Face Federal Funding Cuts: What to Know
A proposal before the Senate to strip funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting could be catastrophic for local stations, particularly those in rural areas.
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How Trump’s Latest Tariff Threat Risks Deeper Damage to Europe’s Economy
Economists had already downgraded growth for the European Union, and the new duties would hit industries there especially hard. Companies are looking for ways to blunt the impact.
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The Future of Weather Prediction Is Here. Maybe.
Thanks to A.I., companies like WindBorne hope to usher in a golden age of forecasting. But they rely in part on government data — and the agency that provides it is in turmoil.
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Trump Cites Flow of Fentanyl to Justify New Tariffs on Mexico
The tariffs are likely to inflame tensions with one of the largest U.S. trading partners.
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Tariffs or Deals? Trump Seems Content With Punishing Levies.
The president’s supporters portray him as a top dealmaker. But, at least for now, far more trading partners have gotten stiff tariffs than trade deals.
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Fed Defends Renovations as White House Widens Attacks on Central Bank
President Trump and his allies have accused the Federal Reserve chair, Jerome Powell, of misleading Congress in what some legal scholars worry is a prelude to seeking his removal.
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Energy Department to Gut Funding for Solar and Wind Projects
Stripping hundreds of millions of dollars from renewable energy and efficiency initiatives is part of a broader move to undo efforts to wean the United States off fossil fuels.
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The F.C.C. Is Pressuring Companies to Drop D.E.I. It’s Succeeding, Too.
T-Mobile, seeking federal approval for two deals, is the latest company to drop its diversity programs amid scrutiny by the Federal Communications Commission.
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Can ‘Superman’ Fly Above Today’s Polarized Politics?
The director of the reboot, James Gunn, called the superhero from the planet Krypton “an immigrant,” thrusting the summer popcorn movie into an Earthbound culture war.
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How the $1,000 ‘Trump Accounts’ for Newborns Will Work
The payments, part of the new domestic policy law, are for U.S. citizens born this year through 2028. The idea is that the money in the accounts will have many years to grow.
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The Danger of a Stock Market Melt-Up
Traders have repeatedly shrugged off President Trump’s disruptive tariff wars and fiscal policy, pushing U.S. stock prices back into expensive territory, our columnist says.