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While the band’s members did not directly reference the Trump administration’s efforts to defund the organizations, RFE/RL president and CEO Stephen Capus was more direct in his praise for the song and the group’s efforts to help shine a light on the services’ vital work.
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 May 2025
The dismissals followed other attacks on climate science and efforts to defund climate research, Jones told CNN.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
Amid calls from Republicans in Congress to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting which funds National Public Radio the Public Broadcasting Service, Charlotte public media leaders said supporting their work is more important than ever.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 28 Mar. 2025
The administration has taken several aggressive steps against the press, including investigations into ABC, CBS, and NBC News by the FCC, efforts to dismantle the government-run Voice of America, and threats to defund public broadcasters PBS and NPR.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 May 2025
The dismissals followed other attacks on climate science and efforts to defund climate research, Jones told CNN.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
Amid calls from Republicans in Congress to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting which funds National Public Radio the Public Broadcasting Service, Charlotte public media leaders said supporting their work is more important than ever.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 28 Mar. 2025
The administration has taken several aggressive steps against the press, including investigations into ABC, CBS, and NBC News by the FCC, efforts to dismantle the government-run Voice of America, and threats to defund public broadcasters PBS and NPR.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Defund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defund. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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