Judge Blocks Trump's Bid to Defund NPR, PBS

0:00On March 31, a federal judge in Washington just hit the brakes on President Trump's push to yank taxpayer cash from NPR and PBS. On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss tossed out part of Trump's executive order, ruling it breaks the First Amendment by punishing the broadcasters for their coverage. That order dropped on May 1, 2025, calling out what the White House saw as biased media eating up public funds. Conservatives have gried for years about liberal slants in their programming, but Moss called it straight-up viewpoint discrimination. The Trump team fire back hard, labeling the judge and activists trying to dodge the law. Meanwhile, NPR CEO hailed it as a win for press freedom, and PBS said their thrilled the independent media got protected. This blocks the feds from permanently slashing funds under that order, but it doesn't fix what's already gone. Congress axed $1.1 billion last year at Trump's Nudge and the corporation for

1:00public broadcasting shut its doors in January after a board vote. So the fights far from overfunding battles rage on, reminding us how tight the line is between government gripes and free speech lines. U.S. News Today, powered by AI bringing you what matters nationwide.