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Trump wields power to stifle speech
The gist
A New York Times analysis says Trump is using federal power to stifle speech.
The fight touches journalists, comedians and critics, and who gets to report.
How it unfolded
- date unknownThe Justice Department sent F.B.I. agents to reporters' homes to serve subpoenas and, in at least one case, flashed a warrant to seize devices.
- date unknownThe Pentagon fired the editor and publisher of its traditionally independent newspaper, Stars and Stripes, and blocked access to other journalists who refused to sign pledges that would limit their reporting.
- date unknownThe administration stripped funding from public television and radio.