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[https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-signs-bill-canceling-9-billion-in-foreign-aid-and-public-broadcasting-funding by Associated Press 24/7/25 PBS NEWS] | [https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-signs-bill-canceling-9-billion-in-foreign-aid-and-public-broadcasting-funding by Associated Press 24/7/25 PBS NEWS] | ||
President Donald Trump signed a bill Thursday canceling about $9 billion that had been approved for public broadcasting and foreign aid as Republicans look to lock in cuts to programs targeted by the White House’s Department of Government Efficiency. | President Donald Trump signed a bill Thursday canceling about $9 billion that had been approved for public broadcasting and foreign aid as Republicans look to lock in cuts to programs targeted by the White House’s Department of Government Efficiency. | ||
=====Private donors raise more than $125M to fund aid programs after U.S. cuts===== | |||
[https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/private-donors-raise-more-than-125m-to-fund-aid-programs-after-u-s-cuts by Thalia Beaty 27/10/25 PBS NEWS] | |||
Multiple groups launched fundraisers in February and eventually, these emergency funds mobilized more than $125 million within eight months, a sum that while not nearly enough, was more than the organizers had ever imagined possible. | |||
