Lawyers for the former CNN anchor asked a judge to throw out the case, saying prosecutors had “acted on the president’s animus by filing unprecedented charges against a journalist for doing his job.”
Can you trust the political polls you see in the news? After nearly 31 years of covering politics on television, Greta says she wanted to better understand how election polls are built, why respected surveys sometimes miss by wide margins and what reporters should tell viewers before repeating a headline number. Veteran political pollster John McLaughlin joins Greta to pull back the curtain on the polling industry. He explains: • Why polling is still an inexact science • The critical difference between adults, registered voters and likely voters • How sample selection, demographic weighting and question wording can shape results • Why primaries and midterm elections are especially difficult to measure • How campaigns use internal…
Altman called that position "compelling" and issued the temporary stay.
The British government is drawing up plans to force social media platforms to prioritize "trusted" public service media, such as the BBC, raising concerns about potential government influence over online news reporting.
The British government is drawing up plans to force social media platforms to prioritize “trusted” public service media, such as the BBC, raising concerns about potential government influence over online news reporting. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The British left-wing Labour government has proposed new measures to force social media platforms prioritize content from public service media (PSM), including the BBC , as part of efforts to combat “misinformation.” A Green Paper published June 22 suggests requiring platforms to make so-called “trusted” news sources more visible, even if users do not actively seek them out. DETAIL: The proposal, outlined in the government’s new media Green Paper, comes as growing numbers of…Open
Gamel, a former Stars and Stripes reporter, worked for three decades covering some of the biggest stories of the day. She died of lymphoma.
Chris Hayes couldn't help but laugh after watching the Fox News correspondent praise the president's renovation in full view of the pool's bright green waters.
"I sat in the rain with you for an hour," Trump said. "On and off in the rain, and I’ve given you enough time. You ought to straighten out your press, because you know what? A country can never be great with a dishonest press."
Chris Hayes joked that he was starting to believe the president's White House ballroom project might be more than it seems.
Acting AG Todd Blanche says the media "should not be surprised" if they're subpoenaed for information related to their sources on national security-sensitive stories.
Influencers jumped to fill the information void with conspiracy theories about the attack at the White House Correspondents’ dinner on Saturday.