Tom Cotton blocks bill to protect journalists

Journalist Protection Bill Blocked In Senate After Tom Cotton Objects To Speedy Passage
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), the author of the Senate version of the Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying Act, or Press Act, had sought unanimous consent on the floor today to pass the bill. That is a legislative maneuver to pass legislation without a roll call, unless a lawmaker objects.
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 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.
Tom Cotton does Trump’s bidding, blocks bipartisan press shield bill
Cotton blocked the PRESS Act, a bipartisan bill intended to shield journalists from being forced to reveal confidential sources when pressured by the federal government.
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.
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.
Republican U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton blocks press freedom bill Trump said GOP ‘must kill’
An effort to pass a sweeping measure aimed at protecting press freedoms was struck down in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday night. The journalism shield law — which would limit the federal government’s ability to force disclosure of journalists’ sources — drew strong objections from President-elect Donald Trump,
Sen. Tom Cotton blocks press freedom bill
Arkansas GOP Sen. Tom Cotton blocked Oregon Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden’s request for unanimous consent to pass the bill, calling the legislation “a threat to U.S. national security and an insult to basic fairness in the principle of equality before the law.”
Senate GOP blocks bill to protect journalists after Trump opposes it
Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked an effort by Democrats to pass a bipartisan bill that would give journalists greater protections under federal law – a move that comes in the wake of President-elect Donald Trump opposing the measure.
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.
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 ...
Cotton blocks federal shield law for journalists
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) blocked a federal shield law that would protect journalists from revealing their sources and ...
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Tom Cotton calls on West Point to investigate reports it lied to the press
West Point said the discrepancy on Hegseth's relationship with the school was because of an "administrative error" but that a further review confirmed that he was accepted into West Point in 1999, but ...