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President Donald Trump holds up a piece of paper with one of his Truth Social posts on it in the Oval Office on Aug. 10, 2026.

We sued Trump over Truth Social grift

Trump•Newsletter

Plus: Columbia University cracks down on free speech

Published Aug. 14, 2026 Freedom of the Press Foundation

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testifies at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on July 21, 2026, in Washington, D.C., holding his thumb and pointer finger together.

Stop the Pentagon’s secrecy grab

State Public Records•Newsletter

Plus: The U.S. Virgin Islands needs transparency reform, another journalist subpoena comes to light, and some good news for the press in Puerto Rico

Published Aug. 7, 2026 Freedom of the Press Foundation

Two men wearing suits walk outside a courthouse.

Jay Clayton is a threat to press freedom

PRESS Act•Newsletter

Plus: How attacks on radical outlets endanger all journalism

Published July 31, 2026 Freedom of the Press Foundation

A collection of text fragments in white font, highlighted in black, pulled from State Department documents

New prize rewards making public records truly public

State Public Records•Newsletter

Plus: DOJ’s losing streak continues

Published July 24, 2026 Freedom of the Press Foundation

David Ellison, wearing a dark suit jacket and light shirt, stands facing the camera and staring, deadeyed, in front of a blue background with white lettering.

Lawsuit fights Ellison-Trump corruption’s harm to news outlets

Merger•Newsletter

Plus: NYT subpoenaed for reporting on Trump’s bribe plane

Published July 17, 2026 Freedom of the Press Foundation

An Instagram post with a photo of a man wearing a mask over the bottom of his face, standing in front of houses with snow-covered lawns.

ICE wants to scare you out of sharing the news

ICE•Newsletter

Plus: NJ court doubles down on gag order

Published July 10, 2026 Freedom of the Press Foundation

Jeffrey Epstein's U.S. Virgin Islands drivers license, partially redacted

A journalist’s fight for Epstein transparency

Online Censorship•Newsletter

Drop charges against journalists who covered Delaney Hall

Published July 3, 2026 Freedom of the Press Foundation

Texas artist Daniel “Des” Sanchez Estrada

Can’t punish reporting it? Punish transporting it

Protests•Newsletter

Tell Trump’s censorship czar to stop retaliating against ABC

Published June 26, 2026 Freedom of the Press Foundation

At Paramount, criticism is a conflict of interest. Corruption isn’t

Oligarchs•Newsletter

Plus: Clean up your mess, New Jersey courts

Published June 19, 2026 Freedom of the Press Foundation

A person, seen from behind with a close-up on their head, takes a picture while wearing a black helmet with the word PRESS written in white across it.

PPE protects your right to know

Protests•Newsletter

Plus: Trump’s disappearing DMs

Published June 12, 2026 Freedom of the Press Foundation