The White House vs. the press
Whether it’s the Des Moines Register’s publication of an unfavorable election poll, a routine edit of a 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris, or the Associated Press’s decision in its authoritative stylebook to continue to use “Gulf of Mexico,” Donald Trump and the White House have used executive authority and legal reprisals in an effort to punish and suppress press coverage that runs contrary to the administration’s preferred narratives.
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News outlets broadly reject Pentagon rules before deadline for signing
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News view.newsletters.cnn.com ·Why Hegseth’s new press policy was bound to fail
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News commentary Techdirt ·Inside Hegseth’s Effort to Limit Press Access at the Pentagon
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News analysis The Nation ·Why has the media become so vulnerable to Trump, and what can we do about it?
News commentary Robert Reich ·Press Group Condemns New Pentagon Rules on Reporting
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News Status ·in brief
ABC News caved under Trump’s pressure; will others follow?
Owners of the Washington Post and Los Angeles Times both killed plans by their editorial boards to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris to be president. Now ABC News is in Donald Trump’s legal crosshairs.
April 11, 2025