National Public Radio is filing a lawsuit to block the Trump administration's cuts to the program, the New York Times reported on Tuesday. “The President has no authority under the Constitution to take such actions,

NPR with several of its local affiliates on Tuesday said it sued the Trump administration, challenging President Trump's executive order seeking to cease all federal funding to NPR and PBS. Why it matters: Republicans have recently been targeting the portion of NPR's and PBS's funding that is Congressionally-appropriated.

NPR sues Trump over ‘textbook retaliation’ for slashing funds: ‘This wolf comes as a wolf’ - ‘The Executive Order is a clear violation of the Constitution and the First Amendment's protections for freedom of speech and association,