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Trump Says He's Defunding NPR and PBS, But Can He?

President Donald Trump issued an executive order late Thursday directing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to “cease federal funding” to National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) over concerns of left-wing bias. Congress appropriated around $535 million this fiscal year to CPB, a publicly-funded nonprofit that funnels money to the media organizations.

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Trump Vows To Revoke Harvard’s Tax-Exempt Status, But Can He Do That

President Trump vowed to revoke Harvard University’s tax-exempt status on Friday, more than a week after the school filed a federal lawsuit against his administration. If the school's tax-exempt status is revoked — which is determined by the IRS, independent of the president — the university's income would be taxed, and donors would no longer receive tax deductions for their gifts. Most public and private universities are tax-exempted.

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Trump Sidelines Mike Waltz To U.N. After Signal Group Chat Scandal

President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, Michael Waltz, and one of his top deputies, Alex Wong, stepped down Thursday, just over a month after the Signal chat fallout. But Waltz is not totally leaving Trump’s orbit; the president later announced he is nominating the former Florida congressman to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.

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