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The New York Times28d
PBS and NPR Prepare for Showdown With Congress
By Benjamin Mullin PBS is practicing answers with lawyers. NPR executives are preparing to monitor the fallout. Members of Congress are promoting the star witnesses — the leaders of the two ...
Politico26d
DOGE’s next target: NPR and PBS
His allies in Congress are eager to carry the banner. NPR’s CEO and President Katherine Maher and PBS’ CEO and President Paula Kerger are set to appear Wednesday in front of the House ...
The New York Times27d
PBS Rejects Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Assertions About Drag Queen Programming
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene criticized PBS for featuring a drag queen named Lil Miss Hot Mess in its children’s programming. By Talya Minsberg In her opening remarks at Wednesday’s hearing on ...
Yahoo14d
Debunking the PBS Myth: What Happens if Trump Defunds It
Nearly 56 years later, PBS CEO Paula Kerger echoed Rogers’ defense during a congressional subcommittee hearing on March 26, citing that the American public has consistently ranked public ...
Fox News26d
NPR, PBS chiefs set to clash with GOP lawmakers during DOGE subcommittee hearing
Fireworks are expected to fly on Capitol Hill as the chiefs of NPR and PBS are set to testify Wednesday in front of the House of Representatives' newly-formed Delivering on Government Efficiency ...
foxbaltimore26d
PBS, NPR broadcasters defend funding as GOP pushes to cut support over bias claims
WASHINGTON (TNND) — The two biggest public broadcasters in the U.S. could be on the chopping block for federal funding, with Congressional Republicans accusing NPR and PBS of bias and ...
Fox News25d
NPR, PBS honchos face tense grilling by GOP lawmakers over biased coverage, taxpayer funding
The heads of NPR and PBS sat for a high-intensity grilling on Capitol Hill Wednesday as they tried to defend their taxpayer-funded liberal news outlets from the wrath of Republicans. NPR CEO ...
Deadline.com26d
GOP Lawmakers Warn PBS And NPR CEOs They Want To Defund Public Media — Update
NPR's Katherine Maher and PBS' Paula Kerger at House hearing on public broadcasting funding. Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images UPDATED: NPR and PBS were in the spotlight at a House hearing this ...
PBS11d
Trump defends enormous tariffs on China as markets take another dip
Markets dropped again Thursday as investors and businesses focused on the escalating U.S.-China trade war and what it could mean for the economy. For his part, President Trump showed no immediate ...
UPI26d
PBS, NPR leaders address bias claims before House subcommittee
March 26 (UPI) --President Donald Trump has proposed ending federal funding of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which House Oversight subcommittee members discussed with CPB officials on ...
Vanity Fair27d
NPR and PBS Chiefs Defend Themselves During DOGE Grilling
Marjorie Taylor Greene wrapped up Wednesday’s DOGE subcommittee hearing on federal funding for public media by warning about the “propaganda” airing on NPR and PBS, content “so radical ...