Topic
Attacks on the Press
U.S. President Donald Trump boards the new, Qatari-gifted Air Force One after arriving on one of the older planes operating as Air Force One, to return to Washington, at RAF Mildenhall

New York Times Files Motion To Quash Subpoenas Served on Journalists Over Air Force One Coverage

The subpoenas marked a dramatic escalation of the Trump administration’s crackdown on media leaks that free press advocates swiftly condemned as a government effort to intimidate news organizations.

Read More

U.S. President Donald Trump returns at Joint Base Andrews

Subpoenas Issued to NY Times Reporters Seen as ‘Unprecedented’ Threat To Press Freedom

Reaction in the media world has been swift and severe to the issue of subpoenas to five New York Times journalists who reported on security questions involving the new Qatari-gifted Air Force One.

Read More

Trump arrives in West Palm Beach, Florida

New York Times Reporters Are Subpoenaed After Air Force One Stories, Raising Press Freedom Concerns

Issuing subpoenas represents further ramping up of Trump’s effort to threaten independent new organizations by leveraging the power of the federal government against them.

Read More

FCC commissioners testify before U.S. Congress in Washington

ABC Fights Back Against FCC Regulators in Dispute Over ‘The View’ and Equal Time Rules

The network, which has accused the Trump administration of trying to chill free speech in the escalating dispute, argued in a filing to the FCC that the issue had been resolved by the commission itself more than two decades ago.

Read More

General view of the Pentagon where at least 30 news organizations refused to sign a new access policy in Washington

Judge Orders Pentagon To Lift Policy That Journalists Be Accompanied by an Escort

It was not immediately clear whether the order applied only to reporters from The New York Times, which filed the lawsuit, or to the entire press corps.

Read More

U.S. Justice Department seal is seen at Justice Department headquarters in Washington

Justice Department Withdraws Subpoenas That Sought Reporters’ Grand Jury Testimony, Sources Say

It wasn’t immediately clear why the government withdrew the subpoenas or what precise news coverage the subpoenas concerned.

Read More

FCC commissioners testify before U.S. Congress in Washington

ABC Stations Call FCC’s Early Call for License Renewal ‘Unconstitutional’

The reviews are part of a mounting confrontation between the FCC and one of America’s most prominent broadcast networks.

Read More

The sun peaks over the New York Times Building in New York

The New York Times Sues the Pentagon a Second Time Over Hegseth’s Media Restrictions

The Times lawsuit is another salvo in what has become an escalating tension between the U.S. media and the second Trump administration.

Read More