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NPR sues Trump over blocked funding, says it may have to shutter newsrooms | Trump move "is textbook retaliation and viewpoint-based discrimination," NPR says.


Trump move “is textbook retaliation and viewpoint-based discrimination,” NPR says.

NPR said Trump acted illegally, and that losing federal funding could force it to shut newsrooms and dramatically scale back news coverage. By unilaterally imposing restrictions and conditions on funds in contravention of Congress, the Order violates the Separation of Powers and the Spending Clause of the Constitution." Besides Trump, the defendants named in the lawsuit include the Office of Management and Budget, the Treasury Department, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and the CPB.

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