Executive Order 14290—Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Biased Media

President Donald J. Trump issued Executive Order 14290, titled "Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Biased Media." This order directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) Board and all federal executive departments and agencies to stop providing federal funding to National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). This includes canceling existing direct funding where legally possible, declining future funding, and ensuring that other recipients of CPB funds do not use federal money for NPR and PBS.

The order directly affects NPR and PBS by cutting off their federal funding. It also impacts the CPB Board and other federal agencies, as they are instructed to implement these changes, including revising grant criteria. The President's stated reason for this action is to ensure that federal funding does not support news coverage considered biased and partisan, asserting that government funding of news media is outdated and harmful to journalistic independence. The order states that Americans should expect their tax dollars to fund only fair, accurate, unbiased, and nonpartisan news coverage.

Executive orders are a long-established way Presidents exercise their power under Article II of the Constitution, which directs them to ensure laws are faithfully executed. However, executive orders cannot create new laws or go beyond the President's constitutional authority. Courts can review these orders to ensure they comply with the Constitution and existing federal law, and the legitimacy of any specific order depends on whether it operates within delegated authority or the President's constitutional purview.

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