Conservative groups challenged the program, contending that Congress exceeded its powers in enacting legislation that delegated to the FCC the task of operating the Universal Service Fund.

FCC chairman Brendan Carr has ordered the agency to launch an investigation into underwriting sponsorship announcements that air on PBS and NPR.

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr says NPR and PBS may be "broadcasting underwriting announcements that cross the line into prohibited commercial advertisements." The networks say their broadcasts comply ...

But recently, Brendan Carr, Trump's pick to lead the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), launched an investigation of NPR and PBS, saying it appears that their corporate underwriting spots ...

Trump’s New FCC Head Orders Probe of NPR and PBS Funding. One commissioner called it an attempt to “weaponize” the power of the federal agency

NPR and PBS programming is aired to a network of around 1,500 member stations, all of which choose which programs to broadcast. The stations require licenses approved by the FCC to operate, and these licenses limit them as non-commercial educational broadcast stations, which are prohibited by federal law from airing advertisements.

Paramount Global will pay $16 million to settle President Trump's lawsuit over 60 Minutes' interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris — a lawsuit that many legal experts considered spurious.