PBS Sues Trump Administration Over Funding Cuts

The president recently ordered funding cuts to PBS and NPR.
PBS Sues Trump Administration Over Funding Cuts
A sign for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) on its headquarters in Arlington, Va., in a file picture. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
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The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) on May 30 sued President Donald Trump and several federal departments over an executive order directing officials to cut funding to PBS and National Public Radio (NPR), which rely in part on taxpayer money to operate.

“Our Constitution and laws forbid the President from serving as the arbiter of the content of PBS’s programming, including by attempting to defund PBS,” the lawsuit from PBS, filed in federal court in Washington, states.
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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