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Whoops! Biden speaks without press in room as handlers leave reporters in hallway
Reporters who were supposed to observe President Biden's trilateral meeting with the leaders of Japan and the Philippines missed his remarks Thursday when press handlers left them standing downstairs in...
Biden 'considering' ending Julian Assange case — after Trump also flirted with idea
Julian Assange has lived for five years in a British prison as he challenges US efforts to extradite him to face 18 counts of breaking the law to leak American...
Bill shielding press from feds could reach Biden's desk this year, Schumer says
"Yes, I am hopeful [that it will pass this year]," the Brooklyn Democrat said in an exclusive interview.
Jailed WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich's parents will be guests at State of the Union
Gershkovich, 32, was detained on March 29, 2023, by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) for allegedly violating the country's anti-espionage laws during a reporting trip to Yekaterinburg.
Feds attack press freedom, worse things than Trump and other commentary
“The powers that be have long tried to treat the release of inconvenient information” as “the equivalent of espionage,” thunders Reason’s J.D. Tuccille
NYPD to fully encrypt police radio scanner as press, NY pols push back at total blackout
“We are the media capital of the world if we just cut off the media to any interest encryption, completely, it would be really counterproductive," New York City Councilman Robert Holden (D-Queens)...
Ben & Jerry's co-founder busted in DC while protesting Julian Assange prosecution
"There's no democracy without freedom of the press because the press is the only thing that can hold government accountable," Cohen said.
'There is no restriction' on Biden press access despite mysterious prescreening: WH
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre claimed "there is no restriction" on press access to President Biden's large indoor events despite a long-running mysterious prescreening process.
White House unveils new press badge restrictions, rules for access
The White House press office on Friday evening announced new rules to yank reporters' press badges.
Biden White House silent on IRS visiting 'Twitter Files' reporter Matt Taibbi
The reporter says the IRS visited his home on the same day as he testified to Congress about the "weaponization" of government.
Biden ducks and laughs off questions day after media revolt over lack of St. Patrick's Day presser
President Biden ignored and even laughed off press questions at a St. Patrick’s Day meeting with visiting Irish leader Leo Varadkar .
The media ignore Democrats in Congress stepping on freedom of speech
Last week, Congress and the federal government stomped on press freedom and the press said nothing.
Republicans eye 'disinformation' group that said NY Post too 'risky' for ads
House and Senate sources say that investigators are trying to get to the bottom of how the London-based Global Disinformation Index secured federal funds before creating a December blacklist of...
Florida bill would require bloggers writing about DeSantis to share pay info
Florida Sen. Jason Brodeur's bill would require paid bloggers who write about Gov. Ron DeSantis, his cabinet or lawmakers to register with state agencies.
J.K. Rowling: My transgender comments were 'profoundly' misunderstood
"I never set out to upset anyone," she said in the trailer for her forthcoming podcast, "The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling."
Biden faces press outcry over 'petty' and 'punitive' Christmas party snubs
President Biden is facing an outcry from the White House press corps for the "petty" exclusion of journalists from the traditional presidential media Christmas parties.
Biden’s COVID-protest double standard, debt freeze and other commentary
The White House’s “everyone has the right to peacefully protest” line on the demonstrations in China unrest has one problem, notes Reason’s Christian Britschgi.
Biden mimics reporters shouting questions, declines to answer any as midterm elections loom
Biden smiled in apparent amusement as members of the daily press pool shouted questions — before looking with wide eyes at one reporter and rapidly moving his own mouth to...
Biden press office snubs Atlanta's hometown paper during Braves World Series visit
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Washington correspondent and a photographer unsuccessfully sought to attend the event featuring the Braves.
Anti-war Russian journalist placed under house arrest
A Russian court placed former state-TV producer Marina Ovsyannikova under house arrest for two months after accusing her of spreading "false information" about the country's military.