Senate GOP blocks PRESS Act that would give journalists more protections
Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas blocked a bipartisan bill, that would have given journalists more protections under federal law, after Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon asked for unanimous consent Tuesday.
Sen. Tom Cotton thwarts passage of bill protecting press, journalists from feds
Sen. Tom Cotton stymied the Senate from passing the first-ever federal press shield law on Tuesday, contending that if enacted, the bill could put national security in jeopardy.
Journalist Protection Bill Blocked In Senate After Tom Cotton Objects To Speedy Passage
With the clock ticking on the current Congress, there are new doubts over the prospects for a bill that would shield journalists from being compelled by the federal government to reveal their sources and materials.
Tom Cotton Blocks Senate Passage Of Bill To Shield Journalists From Revealing Sources And Government Intrusion
With the clock ticking on the current Congress, Senate Democrats were stymied in their effort to pass a bill that would shield journalists from being compelled by the federal government to reveal their sources and materials.
Republican U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton blocks press freedom bill Trump said GOP ‘must kill’
An effort to pass a sweeping measure aimed at protecting press freedoms was struck down in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday night.
Tom Cotton blocks bill to protect journalists in blow to press freedom
Senator Tom Cotton on Tuesday blocked a press freedom bill that would protect journalists from being forced to reveal their sources to the government.
Maddow Blog | Tom Cotton derails bipartisan PRESS Act for all the wrong reasons
Sen. Tom Cotton explanation for rejecting the PRESS Act was so absurd, it seems implausible that even the Arkansas Republican ...
It’s the Senate’s last chance to pass the PRESS Act
The PRESS Act, which would protect a journalist's sources, gained unanimous bipartisan support when passed by the House in ...
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Democracy? One Dumb Senator Blocks Press Freedom
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) brought the Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying (PRESS) Act —which would prohibit the ...
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Senate Republicans block PRESS Act, because Donald Trump told them to
The Republican-majority House voted earlier this year to pass the PRESS Act, legislation that would protect reporters from ...
Commentary: Congress needs to pass the bipartisan PRESS Act now
The leader of the Society of Environmental Journalists' Freedom of Information Task Force urges Senators, President-elect ...
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Senator Wyden calls for passage of Press Act
Senator Ron Wyden is calling for a passage of his Press Act. According to a media release the senator says it’s a complement to the first amendments constitutional protection for journalists. The bill ...
The Senate has a shrinking window to protect press freedom
In 2021, Attorney General Merrick Garland established new, but long-needed, press protections barring federal prosecutors ...
Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency
The president is also pardoning 39 Americans convicted of nonviolent crimes. The move follows a pardon for his son Hunter, ...
Watch live: White House holds press briefing after Biden’s sweeping act of clemency
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre will brief reporters Thursday afternoon, hours after President Biden issued ...