Particle.news
Download on the App Store
22 ARTICLES
·
last wk.

Trump Administration Sends $9.3 Billion Spending Cut Proposal to Congress

The package targets public broadcasting and foreign aid, initiating a 45-day period for congressional review.

Image
Image
Image
Image

Overview

  • The Trump administration has finalized a rescissions package proposing $9.3 billion in federal spending cuts, including $1.1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and $8.3 billion from USAID.
  • The proposal accuses CPB of anti-conservative bias and cites alleged waste and inefficiencies within USAID as justification for the cuts.
  • Examples highlighted in the memo include NPR CEO Katherine Maher’s past controversial remarks about Trump and PBS programming featuring transgender characters.
  • The rescissions package has been formally submitted to Congress, starting a 45-day window for lawmakers to approve or reject the proposed cuts.
  • Critics argue the move is politically motivated, noting that NPR and PBS have diverse funding sources and that cuts could disproportionately affect smaller local stations that rely on federal support.