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 actually believed it.
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.
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 material to the government. In the Senate on Tuesday, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)
Tom Cotton derails bipartisan PRESS Act for all the wrong reasons
The Arkansas Republican’s explanation for rejecting the PRESS Act was so absurd, it seems implausible that the senator actually believed it.
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.
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 legislation could put national security in jeopardy. The Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying Act (PRESS Act),
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 to protect journalists fails in US Senate
A shield law known as the PRESS Act that would give journalists greater federal protections failed to pass the Senate on Tuesday evening after it was blocked by Senator Tom Cotton. Shield laws protect journalists from being forced by the government to disclose information such as the identities of sources.
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.
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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 ...
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