October 13, 2026 · Information Integrity, Press & Democratic Norms

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Judge Finds Trump Likely Violated First Amendment Banning CNN, MS Now and Politico

U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, a first-term Trump appointee, ruled Oct. 13 that Trump likely violated the First Amendment by banning CNN, MS Now and Politico from the White House over their coverage, extending a...

October 10, 2026 · Information Integrity, Press & Democratic Norms

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DOJ Opens Antitrust Probe Into TV Networks Over Trump Coverage Boycott

The Justice Department's Antitrust Division opened an investigation on Oct. 10, 2026, into whether ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox News broke antitrust law by jointly suspending White House pool coverage of President Trump...

February 7, 2025 · Information Integrity, Press & Democratic Norms

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Pentagon Press Rotation Displaces Major Independent News Organizations

The Pentagon removed several established news organizations from their dedicated office spaces at the building and expanded a rotation system for press credentials that included outlets viewed as ideologically aligned...