The Trump administration effort to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting took another step today when President Trump asked congress to get involved in pulling back funds that have already been appropriated. President Trump took yet another step Tuesday to place NPR and PBS at the center of his broader clash with major cultural institutions,...
On Monday of this week, President Trump attempted to remove three members of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s board. On Tuesday, CPB sued the administration, claiming he didn’t have the right to do that. At a court hearing Tuesday afternoon, U.S. District Court Judge Randolph D. Moss ordered both sides to file arguments on CPB’s...
Has the last call come at the federal trough for public broadcasters? It depends on whether Congress acts to take the first steps outlined by DOGE, even though it may amount to baby steps at the moment. At issue are funds already appropriated by Congress for various agencies and purposes. The US DOGE Service has...