51 h. ago Bill Maher favors cutting public broadcasting funding, rejects NPR CEO's testimony that outlet is unbiased

HBO's Bill Maher is siding with Republicans to pull funding from NPR and PBS after the CEOs from both outlets testified on Capitol Hill during a contentious hearing.

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57 h. ago BROADCAST BIAS: NPR, PBS bosses defend outlandish spin, ABC, NBC, CBS have a crazy reaction

Public media firms answered for their bias at the House DOGE subcommittee. NPR boss Maher said she regrets calling Trump a 'deranged racist sociopath.' ABC, CBS and NBC reacted strangely.

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4 d. ago EXCLUSIVE: GOP moves to defund ‘chronically biased’ NPR, PBS after disastrous hearing

After a hearing by the DOGE Subcommittee, Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, is introducing a bill to pull government funding from NPR and PBS, which he says have been “pushing Democrat talking points."

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4 d. ago NPR, PBS honchos face tense grilling by GOP lawmakers over biased coverage, taxpayer funding

NPR CEO Katherine Maher and PBS CEO Paula Kerger testified before the DOGE subcommittee on Wednesday about alleged biased content that's put their platforms in GOP crosshairs.

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4 d. ago At a U.S. House hearing bashing NPR and PBS, Alaska is held up as a positive counterpoint

At a U.S. House hearing bashing NPR and PBS, Alaska is held up as a positive counterpoint  Alaska Public Media News

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4 d. ago Congressional Republicans target PBS, NPR funding in contentious hearing

“We believe that you all can hate us on your own dime,” said Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. The post Congressional Republicans target PBS, NPR funding in contentious hearing appeared first on Boston.com.

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5 d. ago Democrats invoke children’s shows in bizarre defense of PBS, NPR: ‘Fire Elon, Save Elmo’

Democrats had some bizarre defenses for NPR and PBS in Wednesday’s House DOGE Subcommittee, invoking characters from Sesame Street and the Muppets to attack Republican efforts to cut funding.

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5 d. ago Republicans accuse NPR, PBS of bias at hearing; Democrats say its a partisan attack

The hearing was held by a House subcommittee named after DOGE.

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5 d. ago NPR and PBS heads appear on Capitol Hill to answer allegations of bias

The CEOs of the largest U.S. public broadcasting networks are appearing before a House subcommittee chaired by Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.

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5 d. ago WATCH LIVE: NPR, PBS heads answer lawmakers' allegations of bias

The CEOs of the largest U.S. public broadcasting networks are appearing before a House subcommittee chaired by Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.

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5 d. ago NPR, PBS chiefs set to clash with GOP lawmakers during DOGE subcommittee hearing

The CEOs for NPR and PBS are expected to face a tough grilling at Wednesday's House DOGE subcommittee hearing on their federal funding and what critics call biased coverage.

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5 d. ago Republican lawmakers seek to put PBS and NPR in the hot seat

A House subcommittee led by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and named after Elon Musk's government-efficiency team has set its sights on the public broadcasters.

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6 d. ago Trump says he'd love to yank funding for NPR, PBS: 'I'd be honored to see it end'

President Donald Trump said Tuesday at the White House that he would be honored to see the taxpayer funding for NPR and PBS come to an end on his watch.

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6 d. ago Trump says he'd love to yank funding for NPR, PBS, would be 'honored' to see it end

President Donald Trump said Tuesday at the White House that he would be honored to see the taxpayer funding for NPR and PBS come to an end on his watch.

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9 d. ago BROADCAST BIAS: Networks skip the news, pretend they're on 'Law & Order' defending Venezuelan gang

For ABC, CBS, and NBC any foreign figures who are being deported by Trump automatically assume the mantle of innocent victim, no matter how criminal their behavior.

Society

2 w. ago Fox News surpasses broadcasters ABC, CBS, NBC in primetime viewership during first week of March

Fox News Channel's primetime programming surpassed the three major broadcasters during the week of March 3, averaging a whopping 4.8 million total viewers.

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3 w. ago FCC's Brendan Carr Advances Investigation into NPR, PBS Running 'Prohibited' Ads

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr advanced his investigation into NPR and PBS running "prohibited" commercials. The post FCC’s Brendan Carr Advances Investigation into NPR, PBS Running ‘Prohibited’ Ads appeared first on Breitbart.

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3 w. ago A slim majority of Americans say state of union is not strong, poll finds

President Trump will address a joint session of Congress on Tuesday. The speech comes as a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds a slim majority of Americans are worried about the country's direction.

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4 w. ago Poll: Majorities say state of the union is not strong, and Trump is rushing change

How Americans are reacting to the first month of the administration, according to an NPR/PBS News/Marist poll.

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