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 nations public radio interconnection system under the terms of a court settlement with the federal governments 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.