The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced on Friday that it will begin shutting down its operations weeks after Congress canceling previously approved funding for the nation's steward of publi

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced on Friday that it would begin winding down its operations after President Donald Trump rescinded $1.1 billion in funding for the nonprofit, which for decades has helped sustain NPR, PBS, and hundreds of local public media stations across the country.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting will start shutting down its operations after Congress and the Trump administration decided to cut $1.

Trump’s successful campaign to strip federal money to NPR and PBS effectively ended the public media middleman.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which allocates funds to NPR and PBS, said it has started an "orderly wind-down" of its operation

CPB, which funds both PBS and NPR, was defunded by Republicans with the passage of this year’s rescissions bill.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a cornerstone of American culture for three generations, announced Friday it would take steps toward its own closure after being defunded by Congress — marking the end of a nearly six-decade era in which it fueled the production of renowned educational programming,