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Joe Biden

DARE: Trump Consultant Is Trolling Democrats With Biden Site That Isn’t Biden’s

News DigestJuly 1, 2019

Fake website for Biden campaign, operated by Trump consultant, attracts more views than real Biden campaign website. (See PEN America's report on... More

HIDEYES's graffiti of the Berlin Wall section in Seoul

The Writing on the (Berlin) Wall: Free Expression or Vandalism?

Commentary
By: Andra Matei | May 14, 2019

Taeyong Jeong (aka HIDEYES) stood trial for the destruction of public property for spray-painting symbols of peace on a section of the Berlin Wall in Seoul. More

Banning Journalists from Covering U.S-North Korea Summit Events Latest Step in Trump’s Pattern of Retaliation

Press ReleaseFebruary 28, 2019

"With this move, the White House has yet again demonstrated precisely the pattern of retaliation PEN America cited in filing its recent lawsuit against the president for his retaliatory tactics to… More

protestor holding sign that reads "Democracy Depends on Journalism"

DARE: White House Bans Four Journalists from Covering Trump-Kim Dinner Because of Shouted Questions

News DigestFebruary 27, 2019

The White House restricts some members of the press access to President Trump’s summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un. Twitter permanently suspends far... More

Jamal Khashoggi

DARE: Senate Votes Unanimously to Condemn Saudi Prince as Responsible for Death of Jamal Khashoggi

News DigestDecember 14, 2018

The Senate votes unanimously to hold the Saudi Crown Prince personally responsible for the death of Jamal Khashoggi, a rebuke to President Trump... More

Michael Avenatti

DARE: Stormy Daniels Says Michael Avenatti Filed Trump Defamation Suit Against Her Wishes

News DigestNovember 29, 2018

Stormy Daniels says attorney Michael Avenatti filed defamation suit against her wishes. Rhode Island students file suit in federal court claiming that... More

DARE: ‘I Would Have Done the Same Thing Again.’ Restaurant Owner on Why She Asked Sarah Huckabee Sanders to Leave

News DigestJune 25, 2018

Restaurant owner asks White House press secretary to leave, saying this is a time of “uncomfortable” moral choices. More

DARE: Sinclair-owned TV station chooses not to air media bias promo

News DigestApril 3, 2018

Debate rages over Sinclair Broadcasting's forced recitation of an anti-mainstream news mantra by local anchors, with one station openly rebelling and President Trump tweeting his support for the right-leaning… More

DARE: New York Threatens to Sue if the Trump Administration Moves Forward with “Religious Protections” for Medical Workers

News DigestMarch 29, 2018

Nineteen Democratic Attorney General's wrote to Trump Administration to challenge proposed rule allowing medical workers to deny health care based on religious grounds. Walmart removes Cosmopolitan magazine from check-out… More

DARE: American identities hijacked to fake support for Trump policies

News DigestJanuary 3, 2018

Further evidence emerges of hijacked American identities being used in fake public comments to inflate support for Trump policies. Twitter temporarily... More

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