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White House press bans threaten democracy
The executive branch should not make any restrictions as to who can report at presidential proceedings; however, on Friday, Sept. 18, President Donald Trump initiated a ban on three specific news organizations, CNN, MS NOW, and Politico, from reporting on the White House. The president’s ban of disfavored news organizations violated the constitutional rights…
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Leaked White House text chain signals security concerns
Following Donald Trump’s return to the White House in 2025, an error in communication has drawn attention to the administration’s security practices. In March, National Security Adviser Mike Waltz accidentally added “The Atlantic” editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg to a Signal group chat created to discuss classified U.S. military operations in Yemen. The mistake went unnoticed…