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In 2018, during his first term, Trump sent a $15.3 billion rescission package to Congress that passed the House but failed in the Senate. This time, however, the Senate agreed to Trump’s cuts 51-48, with Murkowski and Sen. Susan Collins of Maine being the only Republicans to join Democrats in opposing the bill.
The Trump administration yesterday sued three Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) board members who refused to leave their offices after President Trump fired them.
President Donald Trump's administration filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against three board members of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting who have not left their posts despite Trump's attempt to fire them.
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Public TV stations will be “forced to make hard decisions in the weeks and months ahead,” PBS CEO Paula Kerger said Thursday, after the Senate approved a bill canceling all the federal funding for the network.
UPDATED: The Justice Department has embarked on a new effort to remove three board members, including Sony’s Tom Rothman, from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
The Department of Justice filed a rare action against three Corporation for Public Broadcasting board members.