A district court judge in New York has issued a preliminary injunction stopping the mass cancellation of National Endowment for the Humanities grants to members of the Authors Guild on the grounds that their First Amendment rights were violated.

Since Stephen Colbert announced that the "Late Show" was canceled, viewers and industry insiders alike have been quick to offer dueling explanations.

A $1 million grant designated for the project from the Environmental Protection Agency was among a series of federal grant cancellations in April.

"CBS Mornings" co-host Tony Dokoupil took exception to the liberal outrage over CBS' cancellation of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," citing political and financial factors.

After more than 30 years of wall-to-wall coverage of the pop culture universe, "E! News" is signing off the air. The entertainment news broadcast program, which launched in September 1991, has been canceled for the second time in its three-decade history, a person familiar with the plans who was unauthorized to speak publicly told USA TODAY.

Night Two of the Summer Nationals event is scheduled Saturday at the Mechanicsburg oval with an earlier starting time.

A new report revealed Stephen Colbert's manager knew about "The Late Show" cancellation weeks before the host, with sources claiming the decision was financially motivated.

What’s happening now is not only wrong, it goes against what we must stand for as a nation," said Robert Suttmann, president of Local 802 American Federation of Musicians.

On Thursday, Colbert shocked his studio audience, social media and Hollywood with the news that the long-running late night talk show will end in May. Colbert, who has hosted “The Late Show” since taking over from David Letterman 10 years ago,

E! News is being canceled as part of the network’s shift toward prioritizing digital and social content. The show's 11 p.m. time slot "no longer best serves the audience," who now prefer "real-time digital coverage," PEOPLE learned.