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usonian

(22,527 posts)
Tue Nov 18, 2025, 01:28 PM 3 hrs ago

Court settlement calls for NPR to get $36M in government funds to operate US public radio system

https://apnews.com/article/trump-npr-lawsuit-2cc4abfa8cf00fe6f89e387e63eb4a2a

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN
Updated 9:52 AM PST, November 18, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — National Public Radio will receive approximately $36 million in grant money to operate the nation’s public radio interconnection system under the terms of a court settlement with the federal government’s steward of funding for public broadcasting stations.

The settlement, announced late Monday, partially resolves a legal dispute in which NPR accused the Corporation for Public Broadcasting of bowing to pressure from President Donald Trump to cut off its funding.

On March 25, Trump said at a news conference that he would “love to” defund NPR and PBS because he believes they are biased in favor of Democrats.

NPR accused the CPB of violating its First Amendment free speech rights when it moved to cut off its access to grant money appropriated by Congress. NPR also claims Trump, a Republican, wants to punish it for the content of its journalism.


So, the strategy seems to be
• Deny basic rights, and shatter the constitution
• Make people sue in court to get them back

Does that sound familiar?
What an asshole.
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Court settlement calls for NPR to get $36M in government funds to operate US public radio system (Original Post) usonian 3 hrs ago OP
Thanks. A taste of good news is always welcome. Ping Tung 3 hrs ago #1
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