Public Media Cuts, Waltz Out As National Security Advisor, Alien Enemies Act Ruling

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🗓️ 2 May 2025

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A new executive order aims to cut federal subsidies to PBS and NPR. President Trump is nominating national security adviser Mike Waltz as his ambassador to the United Nations, and a federal judge ruled that the use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan immigrants from the US is "unlawful."

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0:00.0	A new executive order is trying to stop federal funding to PBS and NPR.
0:08.2	It's the latest attack on public media.
0:10.2	What happens to local stations in news deserts if the money dries up?
0:13.7	I'm Lela Faldi.
0:14.6	That's Michelle Martin, and this is up first from NPR News.
0:21.4	National Security Advisor Mike Walt is leaving the White House.
0:24.6	He's nominated for a new job as UN ambassador.
0:27.2	Is it a promotion or a punishment for Signalgate?
0:30.2	And a federal judge in Texas dealt a major blow to the president's efforts to deport non-citizens.
0:35.8	This decision protects everyone who's detained in the Southern District of Texas.
0:41.0	It means that they cannot be removed anywhere under the Alien enemies act, much less to a brutal
0:47.0	Salvadoran prison.
0:48.5	Stay with us. We'll give you the news you need to start your day.
0:57.1	Late last night, President Trump issued an executive order that attempts to end federal funding for NPR and PBS, accusing the organizations of political bias.
1:09.0	It's the latest in a string of attacks on public media by the administration and Republican leaders in Congress.
1:14.5	The move bans direct federal funding for the public broadcasters.
1:17.9	It also bans local public radio and television stations from using taxpayer dollars to support them.
1:23.7	Under NPR's protocol for reporting on itself, no NPR executive reviewed the story before it airs.
1:29.9	With us to talk about all of this is NPR's Rylund Barton.
1:33.6	Hi, Rylund.
1:34.5	Hi, Lila.
1:35.3	So tell us exactly how Trump is trying to defund NPR and PBS through this executive order.
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