Overview

• U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss held that President Trump can remove three Corporation for Public Broadcasting board members but lacks authority to install replacements without Senate approval.
• Moss declined to issue a preliminary injunction after finding the CPB directors had not shown they were likely to prevail or face irreparable harm.
• Following the court hearing, the CPB board amended its bylaws to require a two-thirds vote of directors for any presidential removal of board members.
• PBS and NPR have filed their own lawsuits challenging the administration’s executive order to cut federal funding for public broadcasters.
• Congress is preparing to vote on a White House proposal to rescind $535 million in annual CPB funding for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.