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Trump admin escalates attacks on journalists, probing family communications
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:New York, July 20, 2026 — The New York Times reported today that the Trump administration issued third-party subpoenas seeking communications not only of journalists’ phone and text records but those of their relatives, including spouses and parents.The subpoenas were part of the government’s investigation into …

Lawsuit fights Ellison-Trump corruption’s harm to news outlets
Plus: NYT subpoenaed for reporting on Trump’s bribe plane

Shareholder lawsuit seeks to halt Paramount merger, fight corruption
The deal threatens Paramount and its stockholders, as well as the press and public who rely on CBS and CNN to remain informed

Censorship of medical journals infects journalism too
Why are government quacks like RFK Jr. grading doctors’ homework?

Subpoenas to NYT have nothing to do with national security
The Trump administration’s efforts to suppress reporting show exactly why we need to protect journalists

NJ court doubles down on one of the worst censorship orders we’ve seen
The judge narrowed his prior restraint in one way, but vastly expanded it in another. And it’s still a constitutional mess

ICE wants to scare you out of sharing the news
Plus: NJ court doubles down on gag order

Disciplinary office ignores complaints over journalist raid
The Virginia State Bar’s excuse is gone, but its dereliction persists

The government wants to scare Americans out of sharing the news
The Department of Homeland Security has a new tactic to suppress reporting: silence people who repost information from news stories

A journalist’s fight for Epstein transparency
Drop charges against journalists who covered Delaney Hall



