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From the Director: U.S. House votes to claw back public media funding

The House has approved a proposal to eliminate $700 million in already-approved funding for public media. If enacted, it would strip essential services and could force rural stations off the air. The Senate will take up the bill next.

Immigration raids continue at worksites as Trump administration sends mixed messages

By Steve Inskeep,

Ximena Bustillo

Published June 18, 2025 at 3:01 AM MDT

Immigration enforcement continues to target worksites in agriculture, construction and hospitality despite President Trump's worries about losing "very good longtime workers" in the U.S.

Steve Inskeep

Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

Ximena Bustillo

Ximena Bustillo is a multi-platform reporter at NPR covering politics out of the White House and Congress on air and in print.

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