Don’t empower Trump to define terrorism
‘Nonprofit killer’ bill would allow administration to label news outlets terrorist supporters
Authoritarianism meets unfair competition
Plus: State Department must release Öztürk memo
Trump attacks the press not just as an authoritarian but as a business rival
If the president claims his businesses are competitors of the media outlets he undermines, the press should take him at his word — and sue.
Order for Öztürk’s release is welcome news, but it took far too long
Transparency needed on how a student ended up spending weeks behind bars over an op-ed the government disliked
FPF proves the administration is lying about leaks
Plus: Attacks on law firms and nonprofits endanger the press
Trump’s attacks on law firms and nonprofits endanger the press
Since January, Trump has launched salvos against institutions he sees as roadblocks on his path to greater political control.
Rights organizations file comprehensive ethics complaint against Ed Martin
Ed Martin’s attacks on the First Amendment should disqualify him not only from serving as U.S. attorney but from practicing law.
When alternative facts become the only facts
Attacks on press are intertwined with other attacks on truth-tellers
Lights, camera, national security crisis!
Trump’s film tariff announcement reveals more misuse of national security rhetoric.
New DOJ policy on journalists and sources fuels Trump’s lies
Leak investigations will likely target embarrassing reports of incompetence and wrongdoing
