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Has Biden held far fewer press interviews than Obama or Trump in an equivalent time period?
According to one CJR article:
Biden conducted far fewer interviews during his first months in office than Trump did: nine in his first hundred days, compared with fifty-one for Trump and forty-six ...
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Have OANN or Newsmax asked any questions (thus far) at the the press conferences of the Biden White House?
I'm curious if these two organizations (OANN and Newsmax)--both known for being more pro-Trump than even Fox News-- and both still part of the White House press corps as far as I can tell were present ...
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What powers does POTUS currently have to ban a web service in the USA by presidential order?
It was reported on the 31st July 2020 that Donald Trump wants to ban TikTok in the USA.
President Trump on Friday said he plans to ban the social media
platform TikTok from operating in the United ...
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Is the President of the United States obliged to answer questions in press conferences?
Each time I see a press conference where President Trump is there, the reporters ask questions and he always answers them. Is he forced to do so by any law or something, or does the President just ...
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What are the rules, laws, and procedures to approve and remove press members from white house press conferences?
In November 2018, an event in American politics involved a certain reporter for CNN, Jim Acosta, having his press credentials revoked by the White House, thereby barring his access to the White House ...
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Does Trump incite more news articles than Obama, Bush, or Clinton did?
I have the feeling that Donald Trump has received as much news coverage throughout his mandate, as Clinton did at the height of his controversies, continually, since he was sworn in on 17th of January ...
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What is the vetting process for source materials for an investigative report or book?
Bob Woodward's new book, Fear: Trump in the White House is dominating the news this week.
Woodward always seems to get an immense amount of inside access to administration officials, and he is a ...
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Wrongfully influencing a private entity’s employment decision/practice, Is this law being violated?
Currently in the US, Kneeling protests during the national anthem at NFL games have caused a tremendous controversy.
The President has been highly critical of the players on these teams who choose to ...
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How exactly is the White House enforcing audio-only briefings?
Today, like many days in the past few weeks, the White House Press Briefing with Sean Spicer was audio-only, i.e. no cameras allowed. My question is, how is this camera ban enforced? Does Spicer ask ...
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Have US presidential farewell addresses traditionally been broadcast?
I noticed that Barack Obama's farewell address is scheduled to be broadcast on the four main over-the-air networks tonight (plus PBS). I didn't remember farewell addresses particularly, but this Time ...
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Where do news outlets and Google get their election & primary results?
I suspect from the states' Websites - I know California has one.
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Former US vice presidents criticizing incumbents
There seems to be an unwritten rule in modern US politics that former presidents generally stay out of politics, and in particular refrain from publicly criticizing the incumbent.
Former Vice ...
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