What the data says about U.S. foreign aid
The $71.9 billion in foreign aid that the government spent in fiscal year 2023 works out to 1.2% of that year’s total federal spending.
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How Americans use and trust news sources
☀️ Happy Thursday! The Briefing is your guide to the world of news and information. Sign up here! In today’s email: 🔥 Featured story The protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles and the responses from the federal government and law enforcement have created a major news event that touches many facets of the current information environment: […]
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NPR sues Trump over order to cut funding
☀️ Happy Thursday! The Briefing is your guide to the world of news and information. Sign up here! In today’s email: 🔥 Featured story The tensions between President Donald Trump and U.S. public broadcasters continued to play out this week with two major developments: About a quarter of U.S. adults (24%) say Congress should remove federal funding […]
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X testing new feature highlighting agreement
☀️ Happy Thursday! The Briefing is your guide to the world of news and information. Sign up here! In today’s email: 🔥 Featured story X (formerly Twitter) is piloting a new use for its Community Notes feature: flagging posts that generate agreement from users who normally have differing views, Axios is reporting. The end goal is to […]
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Netflix strikes video podcast deals with iHeartMedia and Barstool Sports
☀️ Happy Thursday! The Briefing is your guide to the world of news and information. Sign up here! The Briefing will be on hiatus until Thursday, Jan. 8. Happy holidays! ❄️ In today’s email: 🔥 Featured story This week, Netflix announced deals with iHeartMedia and Barstool Sports to publish video podcast episodes from select shows exclusively on Netflix beginning in early 2026, furthering the streaming platform’s push into podcasting. […]
