NPR can use federal funds while lawsuit against Trump's public media cuts continues

NPR Restores $36 Million CPB Contract After Accusing Corporation of ‘Illegally Yielding to Trump's Demands’

NPR compelled the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) on Monday to honor a $36 million, multi-year contract it had previously rescinded under pressure from the Trump administration. NPR accused the corporation of “illegally yielding to Trump’s demands that the network be financially punished for its news coverage.” The revived contract resolves litigation between NPR and CPB as part of a larger lawsuit between news stations and the Trump a…

NPR Wins Back $36 Million Contract That Was Yanked Under Pressure From Trump White House

AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File National Public Radio has secured a legal settlement restoring a multimillion-dollar contract that was revoked under pressure from President Donald Trump’s administration. Trump has criticized the coverage by NPR, PBS, and other public broadcasters, and loudly urged congressional Republicans to eliminate government funding. Among several votes taken by the majority GOP Congress were to essentially shut down the Co…

NPR can use federal funds while lawsuit against Trump's public media cuts continues

National Public Radio reached a settlement on Monday that allows it to continue supporting its network of member stations while it sues to stop an executive order that cut off federal funding for public broadcasting.Under the new settlement, NPR and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting agreed that the Trump administration's May 2025 executive order forbidding CPB from directly or indirectly funding public broadcasting "is unconstitutional and…

NPR and CPB settle, reinstating $36 million in satellite funding

NPR had sued the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, challenging the Trump administration’s efforts to cut off its funding.