Megan Basham

One of PBS's star personalities, writer David Brooks, has also been out defending his employer. This is what he said Friday.

One of PBS's star personalities, writer David Brooks, has also been out defending his employer. This is what he said Friday.

Both PBS and CPB say that they are going to pursue all legal options to block Trump's order.

Both PBS and CPB say that they are going to pursue all legal options to block Trump's order.

Yeah, and the administration and its allies have really zeroed in on her past statements, like a 2018 ex-post that called Donald Trump a racist. Now, she later deleted that, but in 2022, in a TED Talk, she also suggested that a reverence for the truth can be a distraction from positive social change.

Yeah, and the administration and its allies have really zeroed in on her past statements, like a 2018 ex-post that called Donald Trump a racist. Now, she later deleted that, but in 2022, in a TED Talk, she also suggested that a reverence for the truth can be a distraction from positive social change.

So I would say that she's not as out front as the others, likely because of her past public comments and associations. But she also put out a statement indicating that NPR is going to fight this in court.

So I would say that she's not as out front as the others, likely because of her past public comments and associations. But she also put out a statement indicating that NPR is going to fight this in court.

You know, I would say that maybe the most noteworthy item here is Yuri Berliner. He exposed NPR's dismissal of the Hunter Biden laptop story and its focus on diversity initiatives over balanced reporting. So Berliner's suspension after his whistleblowing especially fueled that feeling that NPR has been silencing non-leftist voices. This is what he told the Free Press last year.

You know, I would say that maybe the most noteworthy item here is Yuri Berliner. He exposed NPR's dismissal of the Hunter Biden laptop story and its focus on diversity initiatives over balanced reporting. So Berliner's suspension after his whistleblowing especially fueled that feeling that NPR has been silencing non-leftist voices. This is what he told the Free Press last year.

So, no doubt, a lot of that evidence is going to end up in court.

So, no doubt, a lot of that evidence is going to end up in court.

My pleasure.

My pleasure.

Well, the first international trip of Trump's second term was a brief one. It only lasted 14 hours, but it was certainly consequential. While waiting for the funeral to start, President Trump and Vladimir Zelensky huddled with Britain's Keir Starmer and France's Emmanuel Macron. It was a remarkable scene of political strength and, importantly, unity there in St. Peter's Basilica.

Well, the first international trip of Trump's second term was a brief one. It only lasted 14 hours, but it was certainly consequential. While waiting for the funeral to start, President Trump and Vladimir Zelensky huddled with Britain's Keir Starmer and France's Emmanuel Macron. It was a remarkable scene of political strength and, importantly, unity there in St. Peter's Basilica.

Another image shows Trump and Zelensky intensely meeting one-on-one on that famous floor. Now, keep in mind, this was their first encounter since Zelensky's just disastrous visit to the White House back in February. But this time, there were no advisors, translators, or video cameras. And by all accounts, things went much more smoothly this go-round.

Another image shows Trump and Zelensky intensely meeting one-on-one on that famous floor. Now, keep in mind, this was their first encounter since Zelensky's just disastrous visit to the White House back in February. But this time, there were no advisors, translators, or video cameras. And by all accounts, things went much more smoothly this go-round.

Zelensky called it a, quote, "...very symbolic meeting that has potential to become historic," adding that he and Trump discussed a "...full and unconditional ceasefire and reliable and lasting peace." Now, for his part, the president certainly seemed more pleased with Zelensky than last time, writing on Truth Social that it was time for a high-level summit to, quote, finish it off.

Zelensky called it a, quote, "...very symbolic meeting that has potential to become historic," adding that he and Trump discussed a "...full and unconditional ceasefire and reliable and lasting peace." Now, for his part, the president certainly seemed more pleased with Zelensky than last time, writing on Truth Social that it was time for a high-level summit to, quote, finish it off.