In early May 2025, the Trump administration issued an executive order that called for an end to federal funding for NPR and PBS—the country’s primary public broadcasters. This represents a cut ...

It may seem like there’s a shortage of original programming on PBS in May, but that’s only because the supply of murder mystery shows from Europe has dried up for the month. There is still a ...

The move by Trump is another in a long series of attacks on NPR and PBS, who he accuses of political bias. The late Joe Elmore built the public television show "Tennessee Crossroads" into a ...

PBS and NPR could emerge both financially stronger and insulated from public accountability. Cutting off federal funds will not put public media out of business. Both PBS and NPR are federally ...

Paula Kerger, CEO of PBS, wasted no time in condemning President Trump’s May 2 executive order cutting federal funding for the public broadcaster. Defunding her organization, she declared, “threatens ...

Wednesday on the News Hour, President Trump meets with Syria's new leader, a man who previously led a U.S.-designated terrorist group. Republicans push ahead on the president's spending and tax ...

Monday on the News Hour, global markets surge as the United States and China announce a deal to roll back steep tariffs, for now. Hamas releases the last living American hostage held in Gaza in ...

“The Daily Show” suggested that PBS should consider building a Trump Tower in its iconic children’s series “Sesame Street” as a strategy to get their funding reinstated, given that it ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week instructing the CPB to stop giving funds to both PBS and National Public Radio (NPR), which will affect over 1,500 public media ...

Public media, such as NPR and PBS, were yet another governmental intervention aimed at serving the public’s interest. But the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, which Trump now opposes ...

If you missed the best shows on PBS from April, you can still stream those online. However, you’ll have to wait for the premiere dates listed below to catch everything coming to PBS in May.