Senate GOP blocks PRESS Act that would give journalists more protections
Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas blocked a bipartisan bill, that would have given journalists more protections under federal law, after Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon asked for unanimous consent Tuesday.
Schumer pushes PRESS Act to protect journalists, faces Senate roadblock
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is backing the Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying (PRESS) Act, a bill designed to protect journalists’ sources and data from government intrusion. However, with Republicans poised to take control of the Senate in January, the bill faces an uncertain future.
Democracy? One Dumb Senator Blocks Press Freedom
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) brought the Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying (PRESS) Act —which would prohibit the federal government from forcing journalists and telecom companies to disclose certain information, with exceptions for terroristic or violent threats—for a unanimous consent vote.
Sen. Tom Cotton thwarts passage of bill protecting press, journalists from feds
Sen. Tom Cotton stymied the Senate from passing the first-ever federal press shield law on Tuesday, contending that if enacted, the bill could put national security in jeopardy.
Senate Republicans block PRESS Act, because Donald Trump told them to
The Republican-majority House voted earlier this year to pass the PRESS Act, legislation that would protect reporters from being spied on by the government.
Republicans Continue To Block Last-Minute Efforts To Pass Journalist Protections
Reporters are used to the two-facedness, particularly in the Trump era: Republicans interact with them in the Capitol hallways,
Senate GOP blocks bill to protect journalists after Trump opposes it
Known as the PRESS Act, the Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying Act would prevent the government from forcing journalists to reveal their sources and limit the seizure of their data without their knowledge.
Bill aimed at protection of journalists stalls in U.S. Senate
The PRESS Act would protect a journalist from being forced to disclose their anonymous sources under threat of arrest or prosecution. This article, Bill aimed at protection of journalists stalls in U.
Tom Cotton blocks bill to protect journalists in blow to press freedom
Senator Tom Cotton on Tuesday blocked a press freedom bill that would protect journalists from being forced to reveal their sources to the government.
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Sen. Tom Cotton was doubly — triply, quadruply — wrong when he said this week of proposed federal legislation protecting ...
Maddow Blog | Tom Cotton derails bipartisan PRESS Act for all the wrong reasons
Sen. Tom Cotton explanation for rejecting the PRESS Act was so absurd, it seems implausible that even the Arkansas Republican ...
It’s the Senate’s last chance to pass the PRESS Act
The PRESS Act, which would protect a journalist's sources, gained unanimous bipartisan support when passed by the House in ...
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Senator Wyden calls for passage of Press Act
Senator Ron Wyden is calling for a passage of his Press Act. According to a media release the senator says it’s a complement ...
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How Trump's supporters can save the president-elect from himself | Opinion
About-to-be-encore President Donald Trump’s demand that the Senate kill the bipartisan PRESS Act should spur lawmakers to send it to current President Joe Biden pronto ‒ especially the ...
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