Corporation for Public Broadcasting To Shut Down After Being Defunded by Congress, Targeted by Trump

CPB helps fund both PBS and NPR, but most of its funding is distributed to more than 1,500 local public radio and television stations around the country.

Congress Approves Trump’s $9 Billion Cut to Public Broadcasting and Foreign Aid

The White House says the public media system is politically biased and an unnecessary expense.

NPR Sues Trump Administration Over Executive Order To Cut Federal Funding to Public Media

The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington, argues that Trump’s executive order to slash public subsidies to PBS and NPR violates the First Amendment.

Trump Signs Executive Order Directing Federal Funding Cuts to PBS and NPR

It’s the latest move by Trump and his administration to utilize federal powers to control or hamstring institutions whose actions or viewpoints he disagrees with.