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Coverage dated May 1, 2025

Trump signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR

Headline from ABC 7 Los Angeles

Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aiming to slash public subsidies to PBS and NPR as he alleged "bias" in the broadcasters' reporting.

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  1. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Trump signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aiming to slash public subsidies to PBS and NPR as he alleged "bias" in the broadcasters' reporting.

  2. NBC Los Angeles

    Trump signs executive order to stop federal funding for NPR and PBS (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    The president said public funding of the media networks was "outdated and unnecessary but corrosive to the appearance of journalistic independence."

  3. The Oregonian

    Trump moves to slash NPR, PBS funding over ‘radical, woke propaganda disguised as ‘news’' (opens The Oregonian)

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    The Oregonian's feed description

    The order instructs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and other federal agencies “to cease Federal funding for NPR and PBS.”

  4. Blaze Media

    Trump orders Corporation for Public Broadcasting to end funding for NPR and PBS: 'Outdated and unnecessary' (opens Blaze Media)

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    Blaze Media's feed description

    Trump gave the CPB until June 30 to take action — but will likely face another legal challenge.

  5. MyNorthwest

    PBS chief decries Trump's executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR as unlawful (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    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.

  6. WHDH Boston

    Trump signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aiming to slash public subsidies to PBS and NPR as he alleged “bias”

  7. Fox News

    Trump signs executive order to slash taxpayer funds to PBS, NPR: ‘Radical, woke propaganda’ (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to slash the millions PBS and NPR receive in taxpayer funds after the White House accused the outlets of spreading "radical woke propaganda."

  8. Digital Journal

    Trump signs executive order to cut NPR, PBS public funding (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Trump signed an executive order to cut public funding for NPR and PBS, accusing the news outlets of being biased in his latest attack on media.

  9. Fox10 Phoenix

    Trump signs executive order to slash federal funding for PBS, NPR (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    Fox10 Phoenix's feed description

    The executive order against PBS and NPR comes as the Trump administration attempts to eliminate other independent news agencies.

  10. Deutsche Welle

    Trump cuts funding to US public broadcasters NPR and PBS – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    US President Donald Trump has signed an order to defund public broadcasting organizations NPR and PBS, calling them biased.

  11. Legal Insurrection

    Trump's Latest Order Axes Federal Funding From NPR, PBS (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    Legal Insurrection's feed description

    Good.

  12. The Oregonian

    PBS chief slams Trump’s attempt to cut funding for PBS and NPR as ‘blatantly unlawful’ (opens The Oregonian)

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    The Oregonian's feed description

    President Donald Trump signed the order late Thursday, alleging “bias” in PBS' and NPR's reporting.

  13. Newsweek

    Why Trump wants to cut federal funding to NPR, PBS (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Trump orders an end to federal funding for NPR and PBS, intensifying GOP attacks on public media over alleged political bias.

  14. Washington Examiner

    Trump cuts federal funding for NPR and PBS over ‘biased’ coverage (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    President Donald Trump said the CPB should "fund only fair, accurate, unbiased, and nonpartisan news coverage" and that NPR and PBS do not fit that standard.

  15. RedState

    ‘D’ Is for Defund: Trump Signs Executive Order to Halt Taxpayer Funding of PBS, NPR (opens RedState)

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  16. KTVZ Bend

    President Trump signs order seeking to end federal funding for NPR and PBS (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Brian Stelter and Clay Voytek, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to end federal funding for America’s two biggest public broadcasters, which have faced a series of attacks from the White House and Republican law…

  17. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Trump signs executive order to end federal funding for NPR, PBS | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aiming to cut federal funding for NPR and PBS, accusing the outlets of producing biased coverage and “left-wing propaganda.”

  18. Variety

    Trump White House Seeks to Cease Federal Funding to PBS, NPR With New Executive Order (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    The Trump White House has ordered that all federal funding of PBS and NPR be blocked under the argument they are "biased."

  19. Truthout

    Trump Signs Executive Order to Defund PBS and NPR (opens Truthout)

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    Truthout's feed description

    This escalation of his dangerous assault on public media could shutter hundreds of local stations across the country.

  20. Deadline

    Donald Trump’s Latest Executive Order Directs An End To Federal Funding For NPR And PBS (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    Donald Trump signed an executive order seeking to halt federal funding for NPR and PBS, deeming it "taxpayer subsidization of biased media." The order directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to cease direct funding to the media outlets.

  21. The Hill

    Trump signs order cutting funding for NPR, PBS (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    President Trump signed a late-night executive order Thursday that would strip funds from NPR and PBS — further escalating his war on public broadcasters and the media as a whole.

  22. The Hollywood Reporter

    PBS President Says Trump’s Executive Order to End Funding Is “Blatantly Unlawful” (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The Hollywood Reporter's feed description

    PBS President & CEO Paula Kerger says Donald Trump has no right to end funding to PBS and NPR.

  23. NewsBusters

    BREAKING: Trump Signs Executive Order to End Tax Money for 'Radical, Woke' PBS and NPR (opens NewsBusters)

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    NewsBusters's feed description

    Late on Thursday night, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to cut taxpayer funds to PBS and NPR through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The text was posted on the Trump team’s “Rapid Response 47” account on X.

  24. Alaska Public Media

    Trump says he's ending federal funding for NPR and PBS. They say he can't (opens Alaska Public Media)

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    Alaska Public Media's feed description

    In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS. They say he can't. PBS chief Paula Kerger calls it "blatantly unlawful".

  25. NPR

    Trump orders end to federal funding for NPR and PBS (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS, the nation's primary public broadcasters.

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