PBS

How to get to Sesame Street? Kids can now head to Netflix as well as PBS

12:49pm May 19, 2025

The children's series has found a new streaming home — Netflix, PBS stations and PBS KIDS will air new episodes on the same day. And Netflix will also run 90 hours from the Sesame Street library.

Under attack, public media makes its case to Congress and the courts

5:00am May 15, 2025

Nearly 200 officials from public radio stations across the country are descending on Capitol Hill to seek to convince lawmakers to maintain funding for public broadcasting despite President Trump's campaign against it.

Trump says he's ending federal funding for NPR and PBS. They say he can't

3:48am May 02, 2025

In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS. They say he can't. PBS chief Paula Kerger calls it "blatantly unlawful".

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Corporation for Public Broadcasting sues Trump after he tries to fire board members

1:38pm April 29, 2025

Hours after President Trump tried to remove three board members, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting responds with a lawsuit arguing he does not have that authority.

A new documentary checks out the many ways libraries are a 'Free For All'

12:47pm April 29, 2025

By examining the value of libraries in the distant and recent past, this PBS film makes a compelling case for the importance of the American public library system today.

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Trump plans order to cut funding for NPR and PBS

12:18pm April 15, 2025

Trump and GOP members of Congress accuse the public broadcasters of biased and "woke" programming. Trump plans a rescission, giving Congress 45 days to approve it or allow funding to be restored.

'You know it when you feel it': A new documentary explores the roots of funk

5:24pm April 08, 2025

by Eric Deggans

"Once you get the funk out there, it's not going back. You can't put it back in the box," says filmmaker Stanley Nelson. His new Independent Lens documentary is out now.

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4 takeaways from PBS and NPR's testimony on Capitol Hill

9:19am March 26, 2025

The public broadcasting CEOs defended their networks against accusations from House Republicans of bias in news and cultural programming.

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Republican lawmakers seek to put PBS and NPR in the hot seat

7:01pm March 25, 2025

A House subcommittee led by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and named after Elon Musk's government-efficiency team has set its sights on the public broadcasters.

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'Great Scenic Railway Journeys' celebrates 30 years on PBS

5:00am March 10, 2025

by Neal Charnoff

The Great Scenic Railway Journeys’ 30th Anniversary special will air this week on PBS NC stations statewide.

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