All posts tagged "Journalists"

The Trump administration's 'crackdown' on journalists is escalating with a new tactic that presents "serious constitutional problems," per advocates.

According to reporting by The Guardian, President Donald Trump is going after journalists he dislikes, and freedom-of-the-press advocates are warning that more border patrol agents will try seizing their phones.

The alarm comes after the Trump Department of Justice subpoenaed New York Times journalists who reported on security problems with his Qatari jet....

Trump lost his cool while taking questions from reporters on Tuesday about his war in Iran, especially when he pressed on the impact on ordinary Americans.

Right after Trump stated that "the most important thing by far is that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon," a reporter in a rowdy press gaggle shouted, "What about the pressure on Americans and prices right now?"

"Are you listening to me?" Trump shot back. "Every American understands."...

A federal court judge Tuesday ruled to block federal immigration agents from using aggressive tactics against protesters and journalists.

In a case filed by several plaintiffs, including "the Portland Chicken," journalists, veterans, and an elderly couple, federal officers were accused of using violent tactics similar to the ones used in 2020 during "Operation Diligent Valor," KATU2 ABC reported.

U.S. District Court Judge Michael Simon ruled that federal agents have used excessive force on demonstrators outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in South Portland....

A longtime adversary of President Donald Trump has a plan for a key group to take away what Trump craves the most — attention.

EX-CNN journalist Jim Acosta, who was targeted by Trump during his first administration, described in an interview with MS NOW what it might take for Trump to stop attacking the media, after the arrest of independent journalists former CNN anchor Don Lemon, Georgia Fort and several others who were targeted by the Department of Justice last week.

Acosta signaled that Trump's deep concern over the fate of the midterm elections in November has fueled his latest attacks on the press. ...

President Donald Trump's revenge effort against independent journalist and former CNN host Don Lemon didn't go off the way he had hoped — and ultimately backfired — as "MAGA created a martyr," an analyst wrote Monday.

Salon's Sophia Tesfaye described how Trump's Attorney General Pam Bondi has an "abysmal" record of going after Trump enemies and how, despite Trump's attempts to publicly humiliate Lemon, he gave the longtime journalist "a victory lap."

Don Lemon was arrested on federal charges related to his coverage of an anti-ICE protest at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota on January 18. Prosecutors alleged he interfered with law enforcement operations. He was freed from custody on Friday....

The White House appears to have tweeted then deleted a “Naughty List” of journalists, including top news reporters and outlets, in an act that is being described as “positively authoritarian” by one legal expert.

The video was posted to X (formerly Twitter), TikTok, and the White House’s own website, which reads: “MEDIA OFFENDERS ON THE NAUGHTY LIST,” and “Video unavailable. This video has been removed by the uploader.”

A Google search of the White House’s page shows a video thumbnail consistent with the videos captured by several social media influencers....