PBS News Weekend Ends After Trump-Backed Spending Cuts to Public Media

PBS News Weekend aired its final episode on Sunday, citing President Donald Trump and the Republican Party's spending cuts to public media last summer. The show, which focused on issues affecting underrepresented communities, made the announcement amid a wider trend of reduced funding for public media outlets. This decision follows recent spending cuts imposed by President Trump and the Republican Party, which have impacted many PBS programs. The final episode marked the end of an era for the popular news program.