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FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks at the Treasury Department in Washington

Politics Aug 31

Treasury Department blocks certain journalists from covering G20 meeting

By Ben Finley, Associated Press

Nation Aug 24

pentagon
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Military newspaper editor says he was fired for raising concerns about Pentagon censorship

Stars and Stripes is a newspaper that has served American troops for generations. Recently, its publisher was fired, and its editor and one of its reporters were removed, raising questions about its future. Stars and Stripes is funded in part…

By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn

Nation Jul 20

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at Joint Base Andrews
DOJ sought phone records of NYT journalists in effort to unmask sources of Air Force One security report

A court document says the Trump administration sought New York Times journalists’ phone records and even those of some of their relatives in an attempt to unmask the confidential sources of reporters who wrote about Trump’s Qatari-gifted Air Force One…

By Eric Tucker, Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press

Politics Jul 16

U.S. President Donald Trump returns at Joint Base Andrews
New York Times files motion to quash subpoenas served on journalists over Air Force One coverage

The New York Times on Wednesday filed a motion to quash subpoenas that the Justice Department served on journalists who reported on security concerns involving the new, Qatari-gifted Air Force One, teeing up a significant court fight pitting press freedom…

By Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker, Associated Press

Nation Jul 15

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Subpoenas over New York Times report on Air Force One raise press freedom concerns

Several New York Times reporters were subpoenaed to appear before a federal grand jury after the paper published stories raising security concerns about the new Air Force One. White House correspondent Liz Landers discusses questions the case is raising about…

By Liz Landers, Doug Adams

Jul 14

Subpoenas issued to NY Times reporters seen as 'dangerous and uncharted' threat to press freedom

By Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press

Media advocates have reacted with alarm to subpoenas issued to five New York Times journalists who reported on security concerns about the new Air Force One.

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Jul 11

New York Times reporters are subpoenaed after Air Force One stories, raising press freedom concerns

By Will Weissert, Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press

The subpoenas seek to force the reporters to testify before a federal grand jury in Manhattan next week, the Times said, adding that federal agents delivered some subpoenas to the reporters at their homes.

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Mar 30

New York Times says Pentagon is ignoring court order on press access

By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

A New York Times attorney claims the Pentagon has flouted a court order blocking it from enforcing a policy limiting news reporters’ access to the Defense Department’s headquarters.

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Jan 14

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FBI searches reporter's home, raising concerns about intimidation of free press

By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas

The FBI searched the home of a Washington Post reporter as part of an investigation involving a government contractor accused of mishandling classified information. Hannah Natanson has been reporting on President Trump’s overhaul of the federal government. Press freedom advocates…

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Oct 14

News outlets including The New York Times and Newsmax say they won't sign Pentagon rules document

By David Bauder, Associated Press

The new rules declare large swaths of the Pentagon off-limits to reporters and declares that journalists who report information not formally approved by Hegseth's team risk getting their access revoked.

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