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Jimmy Kimmel suggested a bold new slogan for PBS in response to ongoing threats to its funding, which PBS playfully embraced on social media. The slogan emerged after Congress rescinded $1.1 billion in funding for PBS and NPR, leading to the dissolution of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including cracks emerging inside the Republican Party over the Trump administration’s handling of its immigration crackdown.
"PBS canceled the show due to the loss of federal funding for public media," anchor John Yang said during Sunday's final episode.
"PBS News Weekend" was cancelled over the weekend with the network citing President Donald Trump and the Republican Party's spending cuts to PBS last summer.
If asked whether to prosecute a former president based on the same facts today, I would do so regardless of whether that president was a Democrat or Republican,” Smith said.
Signing off! PBS News Weekend aired its last and final broadcast — “at least for the foreseeable future,” said anchor John Yang — on Saturday, January 11. “PBS canceled the show due to the loss of federal funding for public media,
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump’s remarks in Davos forcing Western leaders to reevaluate their relationship with the U.
President Trump announced a first ground attack on Venezuela and endorsed Israel's position in Gaza. The president, who has declared himself the president of peace, said Hamas must disarm before any progress can be made in finalizing a peace deal in Gaza.