Katherine Maher defends NPR’s editorial independence in DOGE showdown

As GOP lawmakers and leaders call for the end of federal funding for public media organizations, National Public Radio CEO Katherine Maher was grilled on Capitol Hill as to whether the non-commercial broadcaster’s content is “anti-American.”

At a House Oversight Subcommittee hearing titled “Anti-American Airwaves: Holding the Heads of NPR and PBS Accountable,” Maher joined PBS CEO Paula Kerger amid intense scrutiny from Republican lawmakers.

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