Federal judge blocks Trump order to end funding for NPR and PBS

Citing the first amendment, judge says president’s executive order is unlawful and unenforceable Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Citing the first amendment, a federal judge on Tuesday agreed to permanently block the Trump administration from implementing a presidential directive to end federal funding for National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), two media entities that the White House has said are counterproductive to Am