PBS and NPR funding cuts are hitting home as government shutdown looms

By Brian Stelter, CNN(CNN) — Cuts to NPR, PBS and other public media outlets have been in the news all year long, but now the federal funds have actually run out. Republicans clawed back $1.1 billion in funds that had been budgeted for public media, leaving local broadcasters in the lurch. Local PBS and NPR affiliates have also been laying off staffers, limiting travel and lopping off parts of their operations to cope with budget shortfalls. Local shows being canceledTrump and his allies argued in favor of the rescission by railing against the perceived political bias of national NPR and PBS programs. But the loss of federal support has also exposed some longstanding tensions between local stations and the national organizations.