Trump pushes Congress to cut $9.4bn in funding for NPR, PBS and foreign aid
by Adam Gabbatt and agencies from US news | The Guardian on (#6XR4B)
White House seeks to enshrine cuts Musk-led agency flagged, $8.3bn from state and USAID and $1.1bn from media
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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