US EditionTrump signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR
- On May 1, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order instructing federal agencies to end all funding for PBS and NPR.
- The order followed longstanding Republican complaints and alleged bias in the broadcasters' reporting, prompting efforts to eliminate their public subsidies.
- The executive order directs federal agencies to stop both direct and indirect funding to public broadcasters like PBS and NPR, which receive approximately $500 million annually from the federal government via the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
- PBS CEO Paula Kerger stated, "There's nothing more American than PBS," warning that rescinding funding would disrupt essential services supported by bipartisan congressional backing.
- The Corporation for Public Broadcasting took legal action against the administration following the removal of several board members, while the proposed funding reductions form part of a $9.1 billion budget package that has not yet been submitted to Congress.
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As president, Donald Trump has the authority to issue executive orders managing the executive branch of the federal government. Late Thursday, however, he attempted to exert this authority over a […] The post In his executive order on NPR and PBS, Trump leapfrogs Congress to target a private organization appeared first on Poynter.
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PBS chief decries Trump’s executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR as unlawful
By DAVID BAUDER, AP Media Writer The head of PBS said Friday that President Donald Trump’s executive order aiming to slash public subsidies to PBS and NPR was blatantly unlawful. Related Articles Trump re-ups his threat to strip Harvard University’s tax-exempt status White House comes out with sharp spending cuts in Trump’s 2026 budget plan Americans see more overreach from the president than from …
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