I'm sure you've heard by now that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is planning to close their doors in January of 2026 after losing federal funding. This is a dark day for public broadcasting. It is not the end of PBS or NPR, but we should be honest, it is the beginning of a very difficult chapter for public radio stations across the country, particularly those that are in smaller communities, rural communities, exurban communities, communities where those stations really rely heavily on federal fund ...

Trump will sign an executive action requiring colleges and universities receiving federal funding to offer greater admissions data transparency https://t.co/m6DbbfkDGq ...

RFK Jr. Cancels $500 Million In Federal Funding For mRNA Vaccine Research https://t.co/A25vpp7QNW ...

As a growing number of the wealthiest US colleges capitulate in their battles with the Trump administration, the strain from lost and frozen federal funding is putting pressure on the remaining holdouts to cut a deal. https://t.co/f5XAx2r68d ...

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting will close shop, it says, after Congress canceled its federal funding and a key committee didn’t include any new funds in a bill https://t.co/mjIk0BUfwi ...

Joining us now, New York Times chief White House correspondent and MSNBC political analyst Peter Baker and MSNBC legal correspondent Lisa Rubin back with us. And uh Lisa, what are some of the key differences here in this agreement versus the agreement we saw with Colombia and with Penn. Well, let's start with the amount obviously is a key difference.$50 million and $200 million on top of a $21 million fine. Colombia also separately agreed to. Those are very big distinctions in the amount of money.But let's ...

Divisions in American politics are often played out on college campuses. Free, >> but actions by the Trump administration against some of America's top universities are unprecedented. >> I think Harvard's a disgrace.>> Trump likes big shiny objects that have lots of prestige and lots of name recognition. So, it's not surprising that he's going after Harvard. As the oldest university in America, the Harvard Corporation predates the founding of the United States.It's sort of considered the pinnacle of of ever ...

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a $9 billion package of spending cuts that ends federal funding for public broadcasters and reduces foreign aid, the White House said. https://t.co/k3XSRJZ4Lo ...

Columbia University took disciplinary action against dozens of students involved in campus protests as the school negotiates with the Trump administration to restore federal funding https://t.co/j70ertFRvq ...

NBC News legal affairs reporter Gary Grumbach joins me now. Uh so the judge in this case, Judge Burroughs, did she give any indication of how she'll rule. Well, she called the matter mind-boggling during the hearing today, so that gives some indication.But one of her big points that she was making was the Trump administration is calling Harvard anti-Semitic. But what she wanted to know who is it the researchers are the professors. Is it the university president.The the the lawsuit doesn't make that clear. N ...