PBS sued President Donald Trump to block his effort to cut off federal funding for the public broadcaster.

KEY POINTS

  • PBS sued Donald Trump to block his effort to cut off federal funding for the public broadcaster.

  • The lawsuit from PBS and one of its member stations in Minnesota came three days after NPR filed a similar suit against Trump and his administration.

  • Trump had signed an executive order accusing both PBS and NPR of failing to present “a fair, accurate, or unbiased portrayal of current events to taxpaying citizens.”