FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr claims the public broadcasting stations could be violating federal law. Federal Communications Chair Brendan Carr has ordered investigations into NPR and PBS with the goal of slashing the money given to the government-funded organizations, The New York Times reports.

The Chairman of the FCC is looking into sponsorship spots aired on PBS and NPR member stations. This article, FCC Chairman Carr probes sponsorships at NPR, PBS stations, was first published at The Desk.

Brendan Carr, the new head of the Federal Communications Commission under President Trump, says the public broadcasters are being investigated for allegedly running commercials.