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Executive Order 14290

Executive Order 14290, titled "Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Biased Media", is an executive order signed by U.S. president Donald Trump in May 2025 to end federal funding for NPR (a radio network) and PBS (a television network) by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and all federal agencies, alleging biased news coverage in violation of the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 and that public funding for news programming was "not only outdated and unnecessary but corrosive to the appearance of journalistic independence" in the current U.S. media market.[1][2][3] CPB, PBS, and NPR executives issued press releases arguing that the executive order was unlawful under the Public Broadcasting Act and that the organizations would challenge the order in court while exploring how to continue providing programming.[4][2][5]

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  1. ^ Mascaro, Lisa (May 2, 2025). "Trump signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR". Washington. Associated Press. Archived from the original on May 2, 2025. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  2. ^ a b Smith, Patrick; Grumbach, Gary (May 2, 2025). "Trump signs executive order to stop federal funding for NPR and PBS". NBC News. Archived from the original on May 2, 2025. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  3. ^ Kerr, Dara; Campbell, Lucy; Chao-Fong, Léonie; and Ambrose, Tom (May 3, 2025). "Trump order targeting law firm struck down; supreme court asked to allow Musk's Doge access to social security data – as it happened". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on May 3, 2025. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  4. ^ Benn Jr., Juan (May 2, 2025). "Public media executives push back against Trump targeting NPR and PBS: 'Blatantly unlawful'". Politico. Axel Springer SE. Archived from the original on May 2, 2025. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  5. ^ Stelter, Brian; Voytek, Clay (May 2, 2025). "President Trump signs order seeking to end federal funding for NPR and PBS". CNN. Archived from the original on May 2, 2025. Retrieved May 2, 2025.