US EditionHouse Republican Says Effort to Defund NPR and PBS Gaining Momentum
- In May 2025, President Trump signed an executive order directing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to halt financial support to NPR and PBS.
- The order followed longstanding conservative criticism that public broadcasters are ideologically biased and receive undue taxpayer support.
- The funding cut has caused layoffs at stations like GBH, which reported a $12.3 million deficit and cut 45 employees amid rising costs and audience loss.
- Over $1.1 billion in annual government funding is at risk, and leaders warn cuts could close rural stations relying on CPB for critical local news and emergency alerts.
- Congress is expected to vote soon on a rescissions package including these cuts, with divided opinions about the impacts on public media and rural communities.
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‘I Think It’s Going to Happen’: David Bozell on WMAL Sees Path Toward Defunding PBS, NPR
MRC President David Bozell joined WMAL’s "O'Connor & Co." show on Wednesday morning to break down the latest developments in the push to stop the misuse of taxpayer dollars by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). Bozell expressed optimism that defunding will happen. In the first wave of a sweeping rescissions package from the Trump administration, the House GOP has included a $1.1 billion cut to CPB. It’s the clearest sign yet that c…
Taxpayers will no longer underwrite NPR's battle with the truth
"Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street?" The show's theme song has been asking that for more than 50 years, and the fact that the answer will soon be "By turning to Netflix" significantly undercuts the left's doom-and-gloom campaign over President Trump's recent order to pull federal funding from PBS and NPR.
Democrats oppose Trump public media cuts request as GOP plans vote to defund NPR & PBS
Senate Democrats warn Trump plan to wipe out public broadcasting funding will shut down stations, eliminate essential services. But House GOP scheduled to vote to clawback $1.1 billion next week.
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