The heads of National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service testified about content and fielded questions about bias in a hearing Wednesday, as House Republicans called for defunding.
NPR CEO Katherine Maher and PBS CEO Paula Kerger answered questions from the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency, or the DOGE subcommittee.
The House DOGE subcommittee was established to assist the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency, led by entrepreneur Elon Musk.
Republicans focused heavily on perceived liberal bias present in news coverage from NPR, while Democrats focused almost solely on PBS and children’s educational programming.
Here are four key takeaways from the hearing.
1. ‘Hate us on Your Own Dime’
Subcommittee Chair Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., called for defunding…
