Republicans are renewing efforts to cut federal funding to NPR and PBS, accusing them of promoting a political agenda over accuracy. Legislation led by Rep. Tenney and Sen. Lee aims to halt taxpayer dollars to these media outlets and redirect funds to reduce national debt.
Key Points
Accusations of liberal bias in NPR and PBS
Less than 1% of NPR's funding comes directly from the federal government
GOP's demands to end federal allocations to NPR and PBS
Elon Musk's criticism of NPR and call to defund it