Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting operates as a federally-linked nonprofit that steward public media funding and governance. Its board seats are filled by presidential appointees who require congressional confirmation; in the processed material five such appointments await House approval. The White House treats CPB as a political prize and engages in tactical interventions—preempting hearings, lobbying members, and shielding administration figures—to secure confirmations and blunt partisan attacks.