House Republicans Vote to Slash $1.1 Billion in PBS, NPR Funds

The House of Representatives voted 214-212 on Thursday to cut $1.1 billion in funding that had previously been approved for public broadcasters like National Public Radio and Public Broadcasting System, throwing the futures of many of their affiliates into doubt. Thursday's vote was made largely along party lines, with House Republicans backing President Trump's plan to claw back funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which allocates funds to NPR and PBS. Four House Republicans sided with 208 Democrats to reject the measure. The $1.1 billion in slashed public broadcasting . . .