At the urging of President Trump, Congress is expected to vote this week on whether to cut $500 million per year for public radio and TV stations.
Category: Corp for Public Broadcasting
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NPR and PBS Face Federal Funding Cuts: What to Know
A proposal before the Senate to strip funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting could be catastrophic for local stations, particularly those in rural areas.
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Some Republicans Join Democrats in Unease Over White House Budget Cuts
President Trump has sought to claw back funds for public broadcasting and foreign aid, sparking a fierce debate over the power of the purse.
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NPR and PBS Vow to Fight Trump’s Order to Cut Funding
NPR called the order, which could upend public media, “an affront to the First Amendment.”
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Corporation for Public Broadcasting Sues White House to Block Board Firings
The media organization said that the White House emailed three of the company’s five directors on Monday, telling them that their positions had been terminated.
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White House to Ask Congress to Rescind $1.1 Billion From NPR and PBS
Trump administration officials want legislators to rescind $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which provides some support for public media.
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Richard Carlson, Journalist Who Led Voice of America, Dies at 84
The father of the conservative commentator Tucker Carlson, he won a Peabody Award for television reporting that uncovered a car company’s fraud.
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PBS and NPR Funding Has Been Threatened Before
Republicans in Congress have made several attempts to defund NPR and PBS over the last half-century.
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NPR and PBS Stations Brace for Funding Battle Under Trump
Republicans in Congress have tried to defund public media for decades. With the help of Elon Musk, could they finally make good on their threat?
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Dissecting the DOGE Playbook
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have unveiled their first plans to trim government spending, a blueprint that mirrors how the tech mogul cut costs at Twitter.
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Inside the Crisis at NPR
Listeners are tuning out. Sponsorship revenue has dipped. A diversity push has generated internal turmoil. Can America’s public radio network turn things around?