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NPR Wins $36M Settlement After Trump's Funding Battle

11/26/2025

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The court settlement awarded National Public Radio (NPR) roughly $36 million in government funding after a dispute with U.S. President Donald Trump.
The settlement lets NPR operate under court-defined terms.
NPR claims that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) yielded to Trump's pressure to cut funding.
Trump also signed an executive order to end federal funding for NPR and PBS.

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The court settlement awarded National Public Radio (NPR) roughly $36 million in government funding after a dispute with U.S. President Donald Trump.
The settlement lets NPR operate under court-defined terms.
NPR claims that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) yielded to Trump's pressure to cut funding.
Trump also signed an executive order to end federal funding for NPR and PBS.