Trump’s Moves Against the Media Mirror Approaches by Authoritarian Leaders To Silence Dissent

Trump has filed lawsuits against outlets whose coverage he dislikes, threatened to revoke TV broadcast licenses and sought to bend news organizations and social media companies to his will.

Judge Questions if Spanish-Language Journalist Can Stay in Immigration Detention Without Charges

A petition filed in court last week says the government is violating Mario Guevara’s constitutional rights to free speech and due process.

Lawyers Ask Judge To Order ICE To Free Spanish-Language Journalist From Immigration Detention

A petition filed in federal court late Wednesday says the government is violating Mario Guevara’s constitutional rights to free speech and due process.

Corporation for Public Broadcasting To Shut Down After Being Defunded by Congress, Targeted by Trump

CPB helps fund both PBS and NPR, but most of its funding is distributed to more than 1,500 local public radio and television stations around the country.

Banishing a Reporter: Trump Escalates Battle With Wall Street Journal Over Epstein Story

It’s the first time Trump has sued for defamation as a sitting president, and it’s not clear whether any president has done that in the past.

Appeals Court Won’t Reinstate AP Access To Presidential Events

Since the start of the case, the White House has instituted new rules for access to the limited-space events.

Congress Approves Trump’s $9 Billion Cut to Public Broadcasting and Foreign Aid

The White House says the public media system is politically biased and an unnecessary expense.

Death Threats Over Texas Flooding Cartoon Force Museum Journalism Event To Be Postponed

An online fury erupted this week over an editorial cartoon in The Buffalo News showing a man in a MAGA cap being swept away by the Texas floodwaters.