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57. Trump guts Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board.
Trump Seeks to Paralyze Independent Privacy and Civil Liberties Watchdog
The Trump White House has told three Democratic-selected members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board to resign or be fired, which would stop the independent agency from functioning.
www.nytimes.com
April 29, 2025 at 10:16 PM
57. Trump guts Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board.
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54. Casino mogul and Trump ally Steve Wynn seeks to overturn New York Times v. Sullivan, the seminal case that Trump abhors because it prevents the press from being sued into bankruptcy by politicians and celebrities.
US Supreme Court turns away casino mogul Wynn's bid to challenge NY Times v. Sullivan defamation rule
The U.S. Supreme Court turned away on Monday a bid by casino mogul Steve Wynn to roll back defamation protections established in its landmark 1964 ruling in the case New York Times v. Sullivan - a standard that has been questioned by President Donald Trump and two of its own conservative justices.
www.reuters.com
April 29, 2025 at 10:14 PM
54. Casino mogul and Trump ally Steve Wynn seeks to overturn New York Times v. Sullivan, the seminal case that Trump abhors because it prevents the press from being sued into bankruptcy by politicians and celebrities.
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51. Trump sues the @pulitzerprizes.bsky.social’ board for not rescinding awards given to articles he doesn’t like.
Trump's Personal Defamation Lawsuit Against Pulitzer Prize Board Members May Continue
From Alexander v. Trump, decided today by Florida Court of Appeal Justices Jeffrey Kuntz, Burton Conner, and Ed Artau: President Donald J. Trump, a
reason.com
April 29, 2025 at 10:11 PM
51. Trump sues the @pulitzerprizes.bsky.social’ board for not rescinding awards given to articles he doesn’t like.
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38. White House demands Congress claw back funding from NPR and PBS.
White House to Ask Congress to Claw Back Funding From NPR and PBS
Trump administration officials want legislators to rescind $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which provides some support for public media.
www.nytimes.com
April 29, 2025 at 8:48 PM
38. White House demands Congress claw back funding from NPR and PBS.
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39. DOGE subcommittee holds hearing to attack NPR and PBS.
Marjorie Taylor Greene attacks NPR and PBS as ‘communist,’ calls for funding to ‘end’ | CNN Business
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Wednesday used a DOGE subcommittee hearing to call for the defunding and dismantling of the company that provides NPR and PBS with federal funds.
www.cnn.com
April 29, 2025 at 8:49 PM
39. DOGE subcommittee holds hearing to attack NPR and PBS.
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20. The Department of Defense removes major news outlets from their Pentagon office space and replaces them with right-wing media.
Pentagon removes major media outlets, including NBC News, from dedicated workstations as part of a new 'rotation program'
NBC News, The New York Times, NPR and Politico must vacate their office spaces in two weeks for other news organizations — including at least one that did not request to be added.
www.nbcnews.com
April 29, 2025 at 6:55 PM
20. The Department of Defense removes major news outlets from their Pentagon office space and replaces them with right-wing media.
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14. After a judge says it can’t ban the AP from the press pool based on “Gulf of Mexico,” the White House removes permanent spot for wire services.
The Trump White House is axing the wire service spot from the coverage pool, the latest salvo in its battle with the AP | CNN Business
Instead of restoring access to The Associated Press newswire, as required by a federal judge, the Trump administration is removing the wire position in the daily press corps rotation altogether.
www.cnn.com
April 29, 2025 at 6:49 PM
14. After a judge says it can’t ban the AP from the press pool based on “Gulf of Mexico,” the White House removes permanent spot for wire services.
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13. White House continues to deny @apnews.com journalists access, even after a judicial order to restore it.
thehill.com
April 29, 2025 at 6:46 PM
13. White House continues to deny @apnews.com journalists access, even after a judicial order to restore it.
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12. White House bans The Associated Press from the press pool over using “Gulf of Mexico” instead of Trump’s preferred term, “Gulf of America.”
Trump says AP will be curtailed at the White House until it changes its style to Gulf of America
President Donald Trump says his administration will continue to restrict The Associated Press' access to cover presidential events until the news agency goes along with his renaming of the Gulf of Mex...
apnews.com
April 29, 2025 at 6:45 PM
12. White House bans The Associated Press from the press pool over using “Gulf of Mexico” instead of Trump’s preferred term, “Gulf of America.”
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11. U.S. earns travel advisory from the Committee to Protect Journalists (@pressfreedom.bsky.social) and is added to CIVICUS Global Alliance’s Monitor Watchlist “due to threats to civic freedoms,” including press freedom.
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CPJ Safety Advisory: Traveling to the US - Committee to Protect Journalists
A stated policy goal of the Trump administration is to significantly change U.S. travel and immigration policies. Foreign nationals whose countries do not meet U.S. vetting standards may be barred ent...
cpj.org
April 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
11. U.S. earns travel advisory from the Committee to Protect Journalists (@pressfreedom.bsky.social) and is added to CIVICUS Global Alliance’s Monitor Watchlist “due to threats to civic freedoms,” including press freedom.
monitor.civicus.org/watchlist-ma...
monitor.civicus.org/watchlist-ma...
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3. After his election, Trump tells Senate Republicans to kill the PRESS Act, a bipartisan bill to protect journalist-source confidentiality. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/u...
April 29, 2025 at 6:26 PM
3. After his election, Trump tells Senate Republicans to kill the PRESS Act, a bipartisan bill to protect journalist-source confidentiality. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/u...
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2. Trump’s attorney general rescinds DOJ’s policy against forcing journalists to burn sources.
Democrats Had a Shot at Protecting Journalists From Trump. They Blew It.
Senate Democrats had a legislative path to shield journalists and their sources from surveillance and subpoenas. They didn’t act.
theintercept.com
April 29, 2025 at 6:24 PM
2. Trump’s attorney general rescinds DOJ’s policy against forcing journalists to burn sources.