PEN America: Trump Attempt to Discredit CNN Poll “Disgraceful New Low”
Attempting to discredit and even erase reporting on polling information in the midst of an election is a disgraceful new low, even for the Trump campaign. More
CNN Arrests Took Place “For No Fathomable Reason”
"These arrests took place for no fathomable reason; the video makes plain that the crew was making every effort to accommodate any request by the officers." More
White House Blocking Officials From CNN Is Wanton Act of Coercion
The White House's attempt to swap access for coverage is a wanton act of coercion in defiance of press freedom. More
Trump CNN Suit Part of Ongoing Retaliation Against the Press
The Trump campaign's libel lawsuit against CNN over its coverage of Russian interference is part of the president’s ongoing effort to silence the media. More
DARE: Security Reports Reveal How Assange Turned an Embassy into a Command Post for Election Meddling
CNN investigation reveals how Julian Assange received both deliveries of potentially hacked material related to the 2016 U.S. election and visits from... More
DARE: In Iowa, Even a Book Club Is a 2020 Campaign Stop
Book clubs become campaign stops for 2020 presidential hopefuls. Amazon shareholders vote down proposal to reconsider how the company sells surveillance... More
DARE: Mueller Complained to Barr about ‘Public Confusion’ after Russia Report Memo
News reporting discloses that Special Counsel Robert Muller objected to the 'public confusion' resulting from the Attorney General’s incomplete summary... More
Jane Mayer’s The New Yorker Article Illuminates Trump’s Disturbing Attacks on the Media, as Outlined in PEN America v. Trump
“Efforts by the president to exert his power to suppress the media are a troubling encroachment on press freedom and the First Amendment.” More
DARE: Sacramento Bee Reporter Detained, Two More Journalists Covering Protest March among 84 Arrested
FBI Director Christopher Wray says that while the U.S. had not seen a 'material impact on election infrastructure' from foreign adversaries in the recent... More
DARE: Justice Clarence Thomas Calls for Reconsideration of Landmark Libel Case
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas says historic 1964 First Amendment ruling on libel should be reconsidered; President Trump has contended that libel... More
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