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PBS Sues Trump Over Order to Cut Funding

The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington by PBS and a Minnesota public TV station, said President Trump’s executive order was unconstitutional.

By Benjamin Mullin

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Can Paula Kerger Keep PBS on the Air Amid Threats from Trump and Congress?

Paula Kerger, the chief executive of PBS, is used to fights over the public broadcaster’s funding. But to her, the latest threats feel like “all-out effort to take us out.”

By Jordyn Holman

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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.”

By Benjamin Mullin

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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.

By Benjamin Mullin