In Trump’s Washington, a Moscow-Like Chill Takes Hold
A new administration’s efforts to pressure the news media, punish political opponents and tame the nation’s tycoons evoke the early days of President Vladimir V. Putin’s reign in Russia.
It Is Happening Every Day, Every Where
A new administration’s efforts to pressure the news media, punish political opponents and tame the nation’s tycoons evoke the early days of President Vladimir V. Putin’s reign in Russia.
The administration’s changes to the pool come at a moment when the White House is chipping away at the ability of major news organizations to cover it.
In announcing plans to handpick the reporters who can ask the president questions, the White House is breaking decades of precedent.
The wire service had sued Trump administration officials after they restricted reporters from press events citing The A.P.’s references to the Gulf of Mexico in articles.