Corporation for Public Broadcasting sues Trump in fight for control

Source: NPR

President Trump opened up a new front in his assault on public media on Monday, asserting that he was removing three of the five board members of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The corporation sued Trump on Tuesday morning in response, pointing to federal law and a U.S. Supreme Court ruling to argue that he does not have the power to take these actions.

U.S. District Court Judge Randolph D. Moss set a court hearing for Tuesday afternoon to take up the CPB's motion for a temporary restraining order preventing Trump's decree from taking effect.

"As numerous courts have repeatedly affirmed, the Constitution gives President Trump the power to remove personnel who exercise his executive authority," White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers said in a comment emailed to NPR. "The Trump Administration looks forward to ultimate victory on the issue."

The CPB distributes more than $500 million annually to public broadcasters, primarily to local television and radio stations. PBS and its stations each receive, on average, 15% of their revenues from the corporation; NPR stations receive 10% of their funds from the CPB while NPR itself receives about 1% directly from CPB. (NPR receives a bit more indirectly because local member stations pay NPR for the right to air its programs.)

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April 29, 20251:38 PM ET
David Folkenflik


Read more: https://www.npr.org/2025/04/29/nx-s1-5381045/cpb-board-members-trump-lawsuit-npr-pbs

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Source: Reuters

Corporation for Public Broadcasting sues to block Trump from firing three board members

David Shepardson
Tue, April 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM EDT·2 min read

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which distributes funding to PBS and NPR stations, sued the White House late Monday after President Donald Trump sought to fire three of its five board members.

The nonprofit corporation, which was created by Congress in 1967 and provides funding for more than 1,500 locally managed public radio and TV stations, asked a U.S. district court in Washington to block the firings and sought a temporary restraining order.

"Because the president has no authority over the CPB, he has no authority to terminate its board members as he has purported to do here," the lawsuit says.

The White House has forced out the heads of other government-created corporations, including U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak. Others including U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy resigned under heavy White House pressure.

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Read more: https://news.yahoo.com/news/corporation-public-broadcasting-sues-block-171105319.html