Overview

• NPR CEO Katherine Maher testified before a House subcommittee, defending the organization’s editorial integrity while admitting past mistakes, including insufficient coverage of the Hunter Biden laptop story.
• Republican lawmakers criticized NPR and PBS for alleged left-wing bias and called for an end to federal funding for public broadcasters.
• Bill Maher, during his HBO show, labeled NPR as 'crazy far-left' and argued that public media should be privatized in today’s polarized political climate.
• Former President Donald Trump reiterated his call for defunding NPR and PBS, claiming they are biased platforms aligned with the Democratic Party.
• A Pew Research Center poll shows a plurality of Americans support maintaining federal funding for public broadcasters, highlighting divided public opinion on the issue.