Sep 21 Watch 6:26 Trump's attacks on free press echo rhetoric used by autocrats, Jodie Ginsberg says By Amna Nawaz, Azhar Merchant To discuss President Trump's decision to ban CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, Amna Nawaz spoke with Jodie Ginsberg, CEO of the Committee to Protect Journalists. Continue watching
Sep 21 Trump shows off new White House helipad, but networks skip coverage during First Amendment fight By Will Weissert, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press President Trump has unveiled a new White House helicopter landing pad while trying to downplay a First Amendment firestorm. Continue reading
Sep 21 WATCH: Vance speaks at GOP midterm election rally in North Carolina By Associated Press Vice President JD Vance said Monday that CNN, MSNOW and Politico lost their “special access” to the White House but are not banned. Continue reading
Sep 21 CNN, MS NOW, Politico sue over Trump denying White House access By Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press The actions were a clear escalation of President Donald Trump’s long-running efforts — in the courts and through administrative action — to restrict news coverage by journalists he finds objectionable, and were the latest test of First Amendment protections in… Continue reading
Sep 18 Watch 2:48 Trump says he's banning 3 outlets from White House in his latest attack on press freedom By Liz Landers, Matt Loffman, Kayan Taraporevala President Donald Trump says he is banning three major news outlets, CNN, MS NOW and Politico, from the White House due to what he called "unfavorable coverage." Trump didn't provide details on how the ban would be implemented, but warned… Continue watching
Sep 18 WATCH: Trump says he is banning CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House By Will Weissert, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Friday that he was banning CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House due to what he called unfavorable coverage, and threatened that more such media prohibitions could be coming. Continue reading
Aug 31 Treasury Department blocks certain journalists from covering G20 meeting By Ben Finley, Associated Press The New York Times said in a statement that denying American journalists access to an event in the U.S. is “not just another disturbing effort by the administration to undermine independent journalism, but a blatant attempt to evade public scrutiny.”… Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch 6:11 ABC says FCC waging a retaliatory campaign violating free speech rights By Amna Nawaz, Jackson Hudgins ABC sued the FCC, arguing the agency is waging a retaliatory campaign of censorship against the broadcast network, violating its right to free speech. ABC says the commission has wielded its regulatory power to punish and pressure the company through… Continue watching
Aug 18 ABC sues FCC over challenge to broadcast licenses By Jocelyn Noveck, Mike Catalini, Associated Press ABC has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s Federal Communications Commission, alleging violation of its First Amendment rights. Continue reading
May 08 Judge finds Trump's DOGE-led cancellation of humanities grants unconstitutional By Dave Collins, Associated Press The Trump administration's cancellation of more than $100 million in humanities grants to scholars, writers, research groups and other organizations was unconstitutional, and the Department of Government Efficiency had no authority to end the funding, a federal judge ruled on… Continue reading