“Is Elmo a member of the Communist Party?”: Rep. Robert Garcia questions PBS at DOGE Subcommittee hearing
So let's get right into it. Now, Ms. Kerger, the American people want to know, is Elmo now or has he ever been a member of ...
MTG pitting Elon's DOGE against NPR and PBS is a literal hot mess
PBS has always been and will always be a soft target in the culture wars, demonstrated by Greene opening the hearing by ...
PBS, NPR leaders address bias claims before House subcommittee
President Donald Trump has proposed ending federal funding of PBS and NPR, and officials for both appeared before a House ...
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 ...
PBS and NPR kind of, sort of stand their ground in hearing with Marjorie Taylor Greene
The heads of NPR and PBS were put through the parliamentary ringer today, in hearings that also produced the (tongue-in-cheek ...
As Republicans Denounce NPR and PBS, Democrats Mock Hearing
The leaders of the biggest public media networks in the United States defended their programming in a hearing on funding for ...
Republicans grill PBS, NPR chiefs as Democrats mock proceedings
The two public media entities have become frequent targets in the GOP's efforts to reduce government spending.
Marjorie Taylor Greene battles NPR and PBS leaders in House hearing
In a House hearing spearheaded by Marjorie Taylor Greene, NPR and PBS executives defended their organizations against ...
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 ...
Who Are Katherine Maher and Paula Kerger, the C.E.O.s of PBS and NPR?
The two public media organizations will be represented before Congress by executives with very different résumés.
5 takeaways from House hearing on NPR, PBS
The heads of the nation’s top public broadcasters faced an intense grilling from lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Wednesday over ...
Congressional Republicans target PBS, NPR funding in contentious hearing
A House Republican pushing the Trump administration's government efficiency efforts has called for dismantling and defunding ...