The media organization Middle East Broadcasting Networks, Inc. has sued the Trump administration for withholding congressionally-appropriated funds. The U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) withheld funds from Middle East Broadcasting Networks (MBN), which MBN relies on to support independent journalism in the Middle East and North Africa. The plaintiffs argue that the termination of MBN’s funding is violates the Administrative Procedure Act; the Presentment, Appropriations, and Spending Clauses of the U.S. Constitution, and the constitutional principle of the separation of powers.
On April 10, 2025, the parties agreed to brief the case alongside the related case, Radio Free Asia v. United States (24-cv-0907).
