The Trump administration said that it has sent to Congress its proposal to roll back $1.1 billion in funding allocated to public media stations, NPR and PBS, continuing the president’s effort to punish mainstream media.

President Donald Trump is asking Congress to claw back $9.4 billion of federal funding to reflect a portion of the cuts made by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency. The long-awaited request sent to Congress on June 3 would strip funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting,

The White House formally asked Congress on Tuesday to claw back more than $9 billion in federal funds that lawmakers had already approved for foreign aid and public broadcasting, seeking to codify spending cuts put forward by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency.