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A proposal that would claw back funds for public media has passed the Senate and now moves to the House for a final vote. The House is expected to vote on it in the coming days. Montana Public Radio and thousands of other stations across the country receive critical federal funds to strengthen our work.

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Congress sends bill cutting public media and foreign aid funding to Trump

By David Folkenflik,

Steve Inskeep

Published July 18, 2025 at 3:05 AM MDT

House Republicans delivered a major victory to President Trump early Friday, passing Trump's rescissions bill that claws back $9 billion in funds already approved for public media and foreign aid.

David Folkenflik

David Folkenflik was described by Geraldo Rivera of Fox News as "a really weak-kneed, backstabbing, sweaty-palmed reporter." Others have been kinder. The Columbia Journalism Review, for example, once gave him a "laurel" for reporting that immediately led the U.S. military to institute safety measures for journalists in Baghdad.

Steve Inskeep

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

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