From Elmo to emergency alerts: The impact of public media cuts

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<p>The Senate just passed a bill that would cut more than $1.1 billion in previously allocated federal funds for public media. The <a href="https://apple.news/AC82-lAfPRlq6dycFPVdoGg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wall Street Journal</a> reports. The president of PBS tells the <a href="https://apple.news/AKkKbzwyzTiuDPhTVNeCyVw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Washington Post</a> the move would result in an existential crisis for member stations that depend on federal dollars.&nbsp;</p><p>Trump has been going back and forth on his desire to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Neil Irwin from <a href="https://apple.news/AVSTShPKsQ8GpfcyIuzgCNg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Axios</a> discusses whether the president has the power to do so, and why a recent Fed building renovation matters.&nbsp;</p><p>Los Angeles is struggling to rebuild after devastating wildfires earlier this year. <a href="https://apple.news/A9t3iFNMiQnS8b5Xl0J78lQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vox</a>’s Umair Irfan explains why. </p><p>Plus, Trump <a href="https://apple.news/AHPZuS4VNRr-F1FoYWmINAA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hit out</a> at his own supporters over the Epstein files, why Israel just <a href="https://apple.news/AYLlHL8MJQjSWnYbe6rTUSg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">bombed Syria,</a> and how a major breakthrough in IVF treatment that involves using <a href="https://apple.news/A3WKWwn_4RAKzSD3RBkt-WQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the DNA of three people</a> could prevent disease.</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>