16 hours ago · The cuts speak to President Trump’s grip on his party but also to the sweeping changes in media. The Muppets of Jim Henson, center, helped make “Sesame Street” a hit for PBS in its early days. 1 day ago · What’s next for NPR , PBS and public media after Congress voted to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. 1 day ago · The House is set to approve an effort to claw back $9 billion from the budget . Public broadcasting outlets that air programming from PBS and NPR could soon lose federal funding that they view as. 16 hours ago · U.S. House of Representatives signed President Donald Trump’s bill to rescind $1.1 billion in funds to public broadcasting. The cuts already hurt stations. 17 hours ago · Hard decisions ahead for stations across the country The federal money is appropriated to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which distributes it to NPR and PBS . Roughly 70% of the money goes directly to the 330 PBS and 246 NPR stations across the country, although that’s only a shorthand way to describe its potential impact. 1 day ago · The package will cut $1.1B in federal funding for the public radio and TV broadcasters, hitting local stations across the country. 1 day ago · Senate votes to kill entire public broadcasting budget in blow to NPR and PBS Senate votes to rescind $1.1 billion from Corporation for Public Broadcasting.