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04.06.2025Trump Axes Media and Harvard Funding

Trump issued an executive order eliminating federal funding for NPR and PBS, following Project 2025 recommendations. PBS and NPR leadership challenged the move as "blatantly unlawful." Trump then announced plans to revoke Harvard University's tax-exempt status, which Harvard's president called "highly illegal." Democrats urged an investigation into this action.

The administration released its 2026 budget proposal, calling for $163 billion in cuts to social programs while increasing military spending by $1 trillion and boosting Homeland Security by $44 billion. Republicans expressed reluctance to support even a fraction of the DOGE commission's proposed cuts.

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to grant DOGE access to Social Security data, raising privacy concerns. Meanwhile, April's job report showed 177,000 jobs added, exceeding expectations despite tariff uncertainty. U.S.-China trade relations remained tense, with conflicting reports about potential negotiations. HEBREWSUMMARY: טראמפ הוציא צו נשיאותי המבטל את המימון הפדרלי ל-NPR ו-PBS, בעקבות המלצות פרויקט 2025. הנהלות PBS ו-NPR ערערו על המהלך כ"בלתי חוקי בעליל". טראמפ הודיע על תוכניות לשלול את מעמד הפטור ממס של אוניברסיטת הארוורד, אותו כינה נשיא הארוורד "בלתי חוקי ביותר". הדמוקרטים דרשו חקירה בנושא.

הממשל פרסם את הצעת התקציב לשנת 2026, הקוראת לקיצוץ של 163 מיליארד דולר בתוכניות חברתיות תוך הגדלת תקציב הצבא במיליארד דולר והגדלת תקציב ביטחון המולדת ב-44 מיליארד דולר. הרפובליקנים הביעו היסוס לתמוך אפילו בחלק קטן מהקיצוצים שהציעה ועדת DOGE.

ממשל טראמפ ביקש מבית המשפט העליון לאפשר ל-DOGE גישה לנתוני הביטוח הלאומי, מה שעורר חששות לפרטיות. בינתיים, דוח התעסוקה לאפריל הראה תוספת של 177,000 משרות, מעל לציפיות למרות אי-הוודאות בנושא המכסים. יחסי הסחר בין ארה"ב לסין נותרו מתוחים, עם דיווחים סותרים לגבי משא ומתן אפשרי. LOCALSUMMARY: Trump issued an executive order eliminating federal funding for NPR and PBS, following Project 2025 recommendations. PBS and NPR leadership challenged the move as "blatantly unlawful." Trump then announced plans to revoke Harvard University's tax-exempt status, which Harvard's president called "highly illegal." Democrats urged an investigation into this action.

The administration released its 2026 budget proposal, calling for $163 billion in cuts to social programs while increasing military spending by $1 trillion and boosting Homeland Security by $44 billion. Republicans expressed reluctance to support even a fraction of the DOGE commission's proposed cuts.

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to grant DOGE access to Social Security data, raising privacy concerns. Meanwhile, April's job report showed 177,000 jobs added, exceeding expectations despite tariff uncertainty. U.S.-China trade relations remained tense, with conflicting reports about potential negotiations.
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