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PBS and Lakeland PBS sued the Trump administration, alleging an executive order to cut their federal funding is unconstitutional.

The lawsuit argues the order violates the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's independence and the First Amendment.

The White House says the funding cut is justified because CPB uses taxpayer money to support a political party.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Public Broadcasting Service and Lakeland PBS in Minnesota sued the Trump administration Friday, arguing an executive order seeking to cut off their federal funding violates the Constitution and would “upend public television.”

The lawsuit was filed just days after a collection of National Public Radio stations sued President Donald Trump over the same executive order, which blocked the

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