The broadcasters have faced calls for defunding across several presidential administrations, with Trump’s becoming one of the most combative against public media funding.

Republicans accused public media outlets NPR and PBS of bias at a House subcommittee hearing on Wednesday, while Democrats defended the organizations and criticized the event as a distraction from the ongoing controversy regarding the Trump administration's use of the Signal messaging app for the communication of sensitive information.

I'm not sure I see a reason why the taxpayer should be forced to subsidize NPR and PBS,” FCC Chair Brendan Carr said.

The CEOs for NPR and PBS are expected to face a tough grilling at Wednesday's House DOGE subcommittee hearing on their federal funding and what critics call biased coverage.