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Philippine agents arrest award-winning online journalist critical of Duterte
The award-winning head of a Philippine online news site that has aggressively covered President Rodrigo Duterte's administration was arrested Wednesday by government agents in a libel case. Maria Ressa, who was selected by Time magazine as one of its Persons of the Year last year, ...
The U.S. must examine whether American-made military gear in Yemen is being transferred to unintended recipients, including al-Qaida and Iran-backed rebels, a top general said on Tuesday. Gen. Joseph Votel, who heads U.S. Central Command covering the Middle East, expressed concern to senators about a ...
Trump tells spokeswoman 'not to bother' with press briefings, claiming she is unfairly covered
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has told his chief spokeswoman, Sarah Sanders, "not to bother" with formal media briefings in the White House, because journalists don't cover her fairly. "The reason Sarah Sanders does not go to the 'podium' much anymore is that the ...
Rudy Giuliani: 'So what' if Trump and Michael Cohen discussed congressional testimony in advance
President Donald Trump's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, left open Sunday the possibility that Trump and former personal attorney Michael Cohen might have discussed Cohen's congressional testimony. But, he added, "so what" if he did? Giuliani appeared Sunday on CNN, where he said he did not know if ...
Satellite images show expansion at key North Korean long-range missile base: CNN
North Korea has expanded a key long-range missile base in the months since a summit between the country's leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump, according to satellite images published by CNN on Wednesday. The two men met in Singapore in June and ...
CNN drops lawsuit after White House ends effort to bar reporter
The Trump administration on Monday abruptly dropped its effort to bar CNN reporter Jim Acosta from the White House, but warned he could have his credentials pulled again if he doesn't follow guidelines governing journalists' behavior. The White House said reporters would be permitted one ...
U.S. judge orders White House to restore press pass to CNN's Jim Acosta
A U.S. judge on Friday ordered the White House to temporarily restore CNN correspondent Jim Acosta's press pass, which was revoked after a contentious news conference last week with President Donald Trump. The White House withdrew Acosta's credentials on Nov. 7 in an escalation ...
CNN awaits judge's decision on White House ban on its reporter
A U.S. federal judge was poised to rule Thursday on a lawsuit brought by CNN with broad backing from other U.S. media to compel the White House to lift a ban imposed on a reporter after he engaged U.S. President Donald Trump in a ...
White House vows vigorous defense as CNN sues over barring of reporter
CNN sued Donald Trump's administration Tuesday, alleging the White House violated journalist Jim Acosta's constitutional rights by revoking his press credentials following a heated exchange with U.S. president Donald Trump. The White House dismissed CNN's complaint as "grandstanding" and vowed to "vigorously defend" against the ...
From bad to worse: White House bans CNN reporter as Trump's media relations fray further
President Trump's combative relationship with the media deteriorated further Wednesday with a news conference where he called some reporters rude and accused a PBS reporter of posing a racist question when she asked him about white nationalists. "It's such a hostile media," Trump said during ...
Mail bomb suspect appears in Florida court as new package is intercepted
The man accused of mailing 14 pipe bombs to prominent critics of U.S. President Donald Trump was ordered held without bail on Monday as the FBI confirmed a similar suspicious package addressed to CNN had been intercepted. Sayoc, his salt-and-pepper hair pulled back into a ...
