US judge further dismantled belated and lazy national security argument offered by Trump officials to justify press ban

Tim Burke filed the complaint around a week after prosecutors notified a court it would seek a fresh indictment against the Florida-based journalist.

Both the South Florida Sun Sentinel and Orlando Sentinel did exactly what media outlets should do when faced with such intimidation.

Judge brushed aside any notion that the "free press" had to be banned to protect "national security"

One of the more pernicious anti-press policies pursued by Trump officials was blocked by a US judge earlier in September.

From Trump’s unhinged outbursts to calling the cops on a student journalist, a free press dies in tandem with the American Experiment.

The Committee to Protect Journalists demands the release of Palestinian American journalist Naqaa Hamed as an Israeli military court keeps her in detention.

As the U.S. military faces relentless attacks on its bases, the Iran conflict is “ultimately unsustainable,” one U.S. official told The Intercept.

Lauren Harper: The 9/11 Commission’s most critical finding was that a “failure of imagination” blinded officials to the gravity of the threat. As long as the complete intelligence picture remains…

Washington, D.C., August 18, 2026 – The fossil fuel industry is trying to weaken methane reporting requirements while simultaneously fighting to preserve the related federal emissions database it reli...

The erroneous quiz answers may have children thinking that free speech is easily curtailed, priming them to accept censorship as normal and reasonable.

What happens when journalistic work itself becomes the justification for imprisonment, beatings, and insults?

To mark the 25th anniversary, I'll examine several films that are definitive examples of the historical period after the September 11th attacks

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"Cameras off the president now": The command was an astonishing call for press censorship on behalf of Trump and a direct violation of the First Amendment.

With the case of Carlitos Ricardo Parias, the U.S. has broken its own record for holding a journalist in custody.

Rajiv Menon could face up to two years in prison for his closing speech during a trial of a Palestine Action defendant.

Michigan Republican Mike Rogers holds millions in AI-related investments while backing Donald Trump’s push to fast-track the infrastructure fueling the industry.

The government is targeting people I've long known. In this darkening political climate, it is crucial to show solidarity.

Favorable coverage of U.S. adversaries is constitutionally protected speech.

Journalists don’t lose First Amendment protections just because a source signed an NDA

Republican-controlled House committee subpoenas BreakThrough News in effort to force outlet to turn over financial records

While the administration hounds Somali immigrants at home, it’s pummeling Somalia with an ‘unprecedented’ volume of airstrikes, but you might not know it given the silence from our media and Congress.

The deal threatens Paramount and its stockholders, as well as the press and public who rely on CBS and CNN to remain informed

Political repression is on the rise as the state finds new ways to criminalize dissent and collective action.

Associated Press journalist Jim Mustian explains how he reported and wrote a story that examined why the U.S.

In Texas, United States Judges Reed O’Connor and Mark T. Pittman issued totalitarian prison sentences against eight anti-ICE activists

In Texas, United States Judges Reed O’Connor and Mark T. Pittman issued totalitarian prison sentences against eight anti-ICE activists

Israeli military assassinated Al Jazeera Mubasher cameraman Ahmed Wishah, a little more than two months after targeting and killing his brother

The charges follow escalating repression by the University of Michigan against pro-Palestine students since 2024.

Rogelio Bolufé is a Cuban national who faced ongoing retaliation for organizing against inhumane conditions inside detention camps.

Independent journalism needs a lifeline to survive as Google urges readers toward AI summaries instead of article links.

Journalists who cover protests across the U.S. told us how personal protective equipment keeps them safe and helps them report the news

EPA and Justice Department officials were looking into potential criminal violations by the vast coal empire owned by Sen. Jim Justice. Then the Office of the Deputy Attorney General told them “pencils down.”

Robin Andersen, a writer and media studies professor, examines how the United States media covered Israel’s genocide in Gaza in her new book, “The Complicit Lens"