America’s two big public broadcasters, PBS and NPR, have 45 days to salvage their federal funding — starting now.

The White House formally asked Congress on Tuesday to claw back more than $9 billion in federal funds that lawmakers had already approved for foreign aid and public broadcasting, seeking to codify spending cuts put forward by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency.

WASHINGTON - The House Rules Committee on Tuesday will mark up a $9 billion-plus rescissions package from the White House, setting the stage for a floor vote next week that will immediately implement the cuts.