An executive order has withheld federal funding from PBS, and the FCC Chair is probing PBS corporate partnerships.
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Updated Aug 8
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What happened
An executive order has withheld federal funding from PBS, and the FCC Chair is probing PBS corporate partnerships.
Who's involved
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The entities involved
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Donald Trump
American businessman and politician (born 1946), President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
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Brendan Carr
American lawyer, FCC commissioner (born 1979)
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