NPR Sues Trump, Claims Cutting Its Taxpayer Funding Amounts To ‘Free Speech’ Violation

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NPR Sues Trump, Claims Cutting Its Taxpayer Funding Amounts To ‘Free Speech’ Violation

1 sourceUpdated Jul 1, 2026

National Public Radio (NPR) announced Tuesday that it is suing President Donald Trump over a recent executive order that cuts its federal funding through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). NPR and other…

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