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The Pentagon fired Stars and Stripes publisher Max Lederer, editor in chief Erik Slavin, and a reporter after the paper criticized DOD interference and participated in a CBS News interview the Pentagon deemed insubordination, signaling a blow to the military newspaper’s editorial independence.
ABC and Disney filed a lawsuit against the FCC, alleging that the agency’s early review of their broadcast licenses violates the First Amendment and constitutes a retaliatory political campaign tied to the Trump administration’s disapproval of their programming, intensifying a feud that has already drawn in Jimmy Kimmel, The View, and scrutiny of diversity and equal-time rules in ABC’s operations.
The White House attacked CNN correspondent Kristen Holmes after she asked President Trump a pointed question, with Trump telling her to be quiet and calling her a “fake reporter.” A White House account later invoked Holmes’s children as embarrassing, prompting CNN to defend Holmes and highlighting rising use of personal attacks and social-media tactics in White House-media exchanges.
Freedom of the Press Foundation and The Intercept filed a First Amendment lawsuit against Donald Trump and his staff over selling early access to Truth Social posts, arguing it deprives the public of official government communications; the newsletter also covers a chilling climate for Columbia student journalists, calls for strengthening FOIA, safety guidance for journalists using AI, steps to guard against doxxing, and related reporting pieces.
Three months after an apparent assassination attempt disrupted the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Trump will address reporters at a slimmed-down, heavily secured version of the event at the Waldorf-Astoria, as his administration continues aggressive actions against the press and leakers.
The Justice Department subspoenaed several New York Times reporters to testify before a grand jury about their reporting on President Trump’s Qatar-donated Air Force One, including reportedly deficient security features. The move, described by the Times as an intimidation tactic, is part of a broader crackdown on leaks and government pressure on the press.
The Supreme Court declined to grant an emergency stay, leaving in place a lower-court order that former Fox News reporter Catherine Herridge must disclose a confidential source or face $800 per day in sanctions for refusing to identify the source in a federal privacy dispute involving Yanping Chen. Justice Brett Kavanaugh said he would have granted the stay, but the unsigned order let the sanctions stand while the case proceeds. Press-freedom advocates warn the ruling jeopardizes journalistic confidentiality and the free flow of information, while Herridge and Fox News indicated they may pursue further legal options.
The Justice Department sought to force Washington Post and Wall Street Journal reporters to testify before a federal grand jury in a rare leaks-related move, but withdrew the subpoenas after challenges from the outlets; none of the reporters have testified, underscoring tensions between national-security investigations and press freedom.
The Justice Department issued subpoenas to the Wall Street Journal in March seeking information about the paper’s coverage of Iran, signaling a broader, more aggressive push to crack down on leaks and compel disclosure of sources.
After a gunman disrupted the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Trump pledged to reschedule within 30 days, but critics say the event’s optics and his fraught relationship with the press argue for ending the journalist-government social ritual.
A federal judge in Washington, D.C. ruled the Defense Department’s updated press policy unconstitutional in a suit brought by The New York Times and reporter Julian E. Barnes, finding it violated First and Fifth Amendment protections and due process by threatening journalists’ access and credentials.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s staff reportedly complained about a March briefing’s images and prompted the Pentagon to bar press photographers from two subsequent briefings amid the U.S.–Israel–Iran tensions, raising questions about press access and censorship in national security coverage.
President Donald Trump will attend the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner for the first time since taking office, ending a years-long boycott he has long cited as evidence of biased media.
A federal judge in Virginia blocked the Justice Department's bid to search electronic devices seized from Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson in a national-security leak investigation, instead ordering the court to conduct the search to ensure it is narrow and properly overseen.
Four journalists, including AP freelancers, were detained in Cameroon while reporting from a migrant-deportation facility linked to the Trump administration; lawyers say the detained migrants originated elsewhere.