The House passed the rescissions package last month, 214-212, with four Republicans joining all Democrats against. In the Senate, some Republicans want to revise the rescissions package, and Senate ...

President Trump on Thursday threatened to withhold his support for any Republican who opposes a rescissions package of roughly $9 billion in cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting. “It ...

As lawmakers push to defund PBS, Kerger discusses what’s really at stake, from investigative journalism to children’s ...

Funding for PBS and NPR must be protected, documentary field leaders are urging, as the Senate considers clawing back $1.1 billion in federal support.

With the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Ken Burns is set to release a six-part series on the American ...

Planned Parenthood of South Atlantic, that South Carolina is free to defund Planned Parenthood by disqualifying abortion businesses from its Medicaid program.

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser joined 22 other states in filing an amicus brief in support of two lawsuits brought by National Public Radio and Public Broadcasting Service against the Trump ...

Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell rejected some of the proposed foreign aid cuts, arguing they eroded American influence around the world.

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s request to claw back $9.4 billion in previously approved spending on foreign aid and public media ran into significant opposition Wednesday, potentially ...

Thomas Jefferson, by Ken Burns Tuesday, July 1 at 8 and 9 Thomas Jefferson is a two-part portrait of our enigmatic and brilliant third president. Part 1 at 8 PM — Jefferson also made himself into a ...

Burns will be on-island this week as part of the Nantucket Film Festival. On Saturday he will be featured in the festival’s signature “In Their Shoes” conversation to discuss “The American Revolution” ...