A US federal judge has permanently blocked a Trump administration directive to end funding for National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service.

<img alt="A building with a sign bearing the letters &apos;npr&apos; is shown." height="349" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/0773eed5-bd2e-4178-90f1-2c95761cd72e,1774982992756/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C266%2C5100%2C2868%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29" title="A National Public Radio (NPR) building is shown on North Capitol Street in Washington, April 15, 2013. " width="620" /><p>A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday agreed to permanently block the Trump administration from implementing a presid...