The Ban on the Free Press Lasted Six Days

The Ban on the Free Press Lasted Six Days

Early this morning, U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly ordered the Trump administration to reinstate the White House press passes of CNN, MS NOW and Politico, immediately. Six days after three reporters’ badges died at the security gates, the badges come back on....
Even Fox Said No. And the Judge Is the One From the Acosta Case.

Even Fox Said No. And the Judge Is the One From the Acosta Case.

On Monday afternoon, President Trump cut the ribbon on his new White House helipad, and almost nobody heard a word of it. There was no audio feed, because there were no pool cameras, because the network assigned to film the president had been banned from the grounds...
He Called It a Ban on the Free Press. His Words, Not Ours.

He Called It a Ban on the Free Press. His Words, Not Ours.

On Saturday morning, MS NOW correspondent Akayla Gardner passed through two security gates at the White House before her badge stopped working. An officer asked her to hand it over and told her the decision came from, in his words, above him. CNN’s Betsy Klein...
Europe Offered Canada a Seat. Trump Called It Hostile.

Europe Offered Canada a Seat. Trump Called It Hostile.

On Wednesday, in her State of the Union address, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed something that has never existed: associate membership in the European Union, and she named the country she wants to hold it first. Canada. By Thursday,...
Four Seats Decide the Senate. Here Is the Whole Board.

Four Seats Decide the Senate. Here Is the Whole Board.

Thirty five Senate seats are on ballots this fall, counting the special elections in Florida and Ohio. Republicans are defending 22 of them, Democrats 13. For control of the chamber to change hands, Democrats need a net gain of four. Every argument about this election...
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