NPR, PBS chiefs set to clash with GOP lawmakers during DOGE subcommittee hearing

PresidentDonaldTrumpsaidattheWhiteHouseonTuesdaythathewouldliketoseePBSandNPRstopreceivingtaxpayerfunding. FireworksareexpectedtoflyonCapitolHillasthechiefsofNPRandPBSaresettotestifyWednesdayinfrontoftheHouseofRepresentatives’newly-formedDeliveringonGovernmentEfficiency(DOGE)subcommittee. DOGESubcommitteeChairRep.MarjorieTaylorGreene,R-Ga.,sentletterstoNPRCEOKatherineMaherandPBSCEOPaulaKergerlastmonthinvitingthemtotestifyaboutwhatGreenecalledtheir“blatantlyideologicalandpartisancoverage”andhavethemdefendthefederalfundingtheyreceive.  “Everythingisatstake,”KergertoldTheNewYorkTimesaheadofthehearing.“Thefutureofanumberofourstationsacrossthecountrywillbeinjeopardyifthisfundingisnotcontinued.” DOGESUBCOMMITTEEINVITESNPR,PBSCHIEFSTOTESTIFYONTHEIRFEDERALFUNDING,‘SYSTEMICALLYBIASEDCONTENT’ ThechiefsofNPRandPBSaresettotestifyonCapitolHillinwhatwilllikelybeacontentiousDOGEsu