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ReportingJul 2, 2026

Former CNN Host Says Who He’d Give ‘Billions Of Dollars’ To; It Isn’t His Old Network

Former CNN anchor Jim Acosta told PBS White House correspondent Geoff Bennett Friday that he’d give “public broadcasting” massive funding if he were in charge. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) shut down…

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ReportingJul 2, 2026

Corporation For Public Broadcasting Shutters Months After Trump, Congress Yanked Its Funding

A taxpayer-funded nonprofit that partly financed PBS and NPR announced Monday it will dissolve completely, five months after it announced it was shutting down due to President Donald Trump and Congress slashing its…

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ReportingJul 1, 2026

Elmo-Wielding Hakeem Jeffries Hits House Floor Attempting To Stop GOP From Scrapping PBS Funding

Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries wielded a doll of Elmo while speaking against a rescissions package that cut funds for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) Thursday. The White House sent…

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ReportingJul 1, 2026

NPR Sues Trump, Claims Cutting Its Taxpayer Funding Amounts To ‘Free Speech’ Violation

National Public Radio (NPR) announced Tuesday that it is suing President Donald Trump over a recent executive order that cuts its federal funding through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). NPR and other…

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ReportingNov 18, 2025

NPR Secures $36 Million in Settlement Over Funding Dispute with CPB

National Public Radio will receive roughly $36 million in grant funding to operate the nation’s public radio interconnection system, following a court settlement with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the federal…

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ReportingAug 1, 2025

Corporation For Public Broadcasting To Shut Down After Trump Funding Cuts

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced on Friday that it is winding down operations as a result of President Donald Trump’s major funding cuts. The CPB attributed its closure to the $9 billion…

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