Muted: The Silencing of Public Media

With NPR and PBS gutted, and Voice of America airing pro‑Trump propaganda, the last free public institutions are gone.

In the early hours of Friday, July 18, 2025, the House narrowly passed a $9 billion rescission package by a vote of 216–213, codifying cuts identified by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The Senate had approved it just before midnight on Thursday, July 17, in a close 51–48 vote.

The package cuts funding to both NPR & PBS (via the Corporati…