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.
PBS Suing Trump Administration Over Funding, Days After NPR Filed Similar Case
PBS claims Trump was overstepping his authority and engaging in “viewpoint discrimination” because of his claim that PBS’ news coverage is biased against conservatives.
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.