NPR and public radio stations sue Trump administration

NPR and three of its member stations filed suit in federal court Tuesday against the Trump administration. The lawsuit is in response to an executive order that would block government funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the taxpayer-backed entity that provides funding to NPR and PBS.

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May 27, 2025 - 3:11 PM

The National Public Radio (NPR) headquarters in Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to withdraw funding fo5 NPR and PBS. Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images/TNS

NPR and three of its member stations filed suit in federal court Tuesday against President Donald Trump’s White House over the president’s executive order to block funding for public media.

Trump’s order called for an end to government dollars for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the taxpayer-backed entity that provides funding to NPR and PBS. He called the outlets “left wing propaganda.”

THE SUIT SAYS the May 1 action by Trump violated the 1st Amendment.

“The Order targets NPR and PBS expressly because, in the President’s…

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