Published September 23, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET · Updated September 24, 2026 at 10:14 PM ET
Trump's media ban: why the president is angry
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President Trump has imposed a media ban and cited a national security risk in a court filing to justify it. A MAGA congressman has adopted a similar approach toward the press. Nobel laureate Maria Ressa criticized the ban in an interview that also addressed AI regulation and what she described as a tech coup.
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