The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced Friday that it will wind down its operation after losing federal funding. CPB is a nonprofit, non-governmental organization in the United States that funds and supports public broadcasting, including PBS and NPR member stations. Why It Matters CPB’s shut-down comes after the organization lost more than $1 billion
Senate passes bill to cut funding to public broadcasting The bill to cut more than $9 billion from public broadcasting, foreign aid and more will move on for a final House vote, then to the president. The rescission bill passed by Congress ends funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, including NPR and affiliates. KCLU
President Donald Trump signs order to cut PBS and NPR funding President Donald Trump signed an executive order to stop directly funding PBS and NPR. President Trump signed an executive order to defund NPR and PBS, claiming left-wing bias. A Pew Research poll shows more Americans support continued federal funding for public broadcasting than oppose