{"podcast":{"title":"Federal Newscast","slug":"federal-newscast-48285","podcast_index_feed_id":48285,"rss_url":"http://feeds.feedburner.com/FederalNewscast","website_url":"https://art19.com/shows/federal-newscast","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/5d/2b/af/18/5d2baf18-e018-4f60-b239-0747e6d8792b/595b7b04bb21a68fc933d44eb766b97e3c950b2538ac8c6d76657afdfa6f975e677dd976ab3a09d439c443b5f6d1f88120b77222065fffdb0447291d7cba2b82.jpeg","author":"Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio","episode_count":2332,"summary":"THE FEDERAL NEWSCAST , (length about seven minutes), is a daily Monday through Friday, high-information compilation of nine 40-second news stories and news packages, generated by the non-partisan, non-political, private-sector team of reporters at Federal News Network . Federal News Radio Producer/Newscasters Eric White and Michele Sandiford assemble and read the stories on the THE FEDERAL DRIVE with TERRY GERTON , the weekday morning-drive program, heard from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. (ET) on the Federal News Network app (and website), on any smart speaker, and on WFED 1500 AM , a 50,000-watt 'Class A' powerhouse radio station in the nation's capital. The podcast is most popular with FNN's audience of highly educated listeners, who conveniently access THE FEDERAL NEWSCAST , 24/7 , on any podcast platform . Listen to it (as just mentioned) or read the stories each weekday morning at FederalNewsNetwork.com , where the news items contain hyperlinks for those who want more information on a given story.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-16T02:20:01.127368+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/federal-newscast-48285"},"episode":{"title":"House Appropriations Committee looks to reduce 2027 budget for EPA, other agencies","slug":"house-appropriations-committee-looks-to-reduce-2027-budget-for-epa-other-agencies","published_at":"2026-05-22T11:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/federal-newscast-48285/house-appropriations-committee-looks-to-reduce-2027-budget-for-epa-other-agencies","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/federal-newscast-48285","url":"https://mgln.ai/e/345/rss.art19.com/episodes/34985552-7652-47b1-8e51-c4be53512147.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg9GZWVkQnVybmVyBjoGRVQ%3D--1349f61597e261c82b72aa63507666dd2bce579d","audio_url":"https://mgln.ai/e/345/rss.art19.com/episodes/34985552-7652-47b1-8e51-c4be53512147.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg9GZWVkQnVybmVyBjoGRVQ%3D--1349f61597e261c82b72aa63507666dd2bce579d","summary":"The House Appropriations Committee wants to reduce EPA's budget for fiscal 2027 by $1.8 billion or 20%. At the same time as part of the Interior, Environment and related agencies spending bill, lawmakers are increasing funding for the Interior Department by almost $700 million. The funding bill also supports President Trump’s effort to unify Interior firefighting entities and cuts funding for climate programs. Additionally, the bill would reduce funding for the Smithsonian Institution, the National Gallery of Art and the National Endowment for the Humanities. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .","meta_description":"The House Appropriations Committee wants to reduce EPA's budget for fiscal 2027 by $1.8 billion or 20%. At the same time as part of the Interior, Environm…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":430,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/federal-newscast-48285/episodes/house-appropriations-committee-looks-to-reduce-2027-budget-for-epa-other-agencies/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/federal-newscast-48285/house-appropriations-committee-looks-to-reduce-2027-budget-for-epa-other-agencies.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}