Two CIA officers die in Mexico accident after counternarcotics operation The U.S. spy agency has significantly expanded its international antidrug work under President Trump and CIA Director Ratcliffe.

"Two CIA officers die in Mexico accident after counternarcotics operation"

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NEW: FBI Director Kash Patel sues The Atlantic for $250M, alleging defamation.

The magazine said it stands by its reporting and will “vigorously defend" itself and its journalists in court.

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FBI Director Kash Patel has sued The Atlantic and staff writer Sarah Fitzpatrick alleging defamation and seeking $250M in damages.

New: We found out how much money Nick Fuentes makes from "superchats": $900,000 since the start of Trump's second term. Here's the story of Kristine in Ohio, a food-truck operator who became his most frequent donor, despite not making much money herself: wapo.st/4mERkhv

NPR receives $113 million from two donors after federal funding cut Billionaire Connie Ballmer and an anonymous donor showered the radio giant in donations, months after Congress stripped federal dollars for public media.

NPR announced Thursday it recevied a $113M windfall from two donors — months after Congress stripped federal funding to public media.

One anonymous donor gave $33M.

Connie Ballmer gave $80M, the largest single gift for a living donor in NPR's history.

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"As president of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in the 1990s, Mr. Klose oversaw the state-funded broadcaster’s relocation from Berlin to Prague — a post-Cold War move rife with symbolism for the organization, which had long broadcast news into communist and authoritarian societies."

Kevin Klose, who reported behind the Iron Curtain and led NPR, dies at 85 After 25 years at The Washington Post, he became a top executive in public broadcasting, helping secure a historic $200 million donation for NPR.

Kevin Klose, a longtime correspondent for The Washington Post who later as president of NPR helped secure a $200 million gift from Joan Kroc, died Wednesday at 85. www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...

Prominent NFL reporter resigns amid probe into relationship with Patriots coach Dianna Russini resigned after photographs were published of her with New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel. The Athletic launched an ethics investigation.

The Athletic’s Dianna Russini resigned after the New York Post published photos of her with New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel, which sparked an ethics probe of her conduct. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Baltimore Banner’s nonprofit publisher buys the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The 240-year-old newspaper was set to close next month after a long battle between its parent company and its union.

Big news in local news!

The Baltimore Banner’s nonprofit publisher is buying the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, keeping the paper running.

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Judge dismisses Trump’s lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein drawing A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump that claimed that the Wall Street Journal defamed him by publishing a drawing of a naked woman it said Trump contributed t...

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NEW: A federal judge in Miami has DISMISSED Trump's defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch over its Epstein letter story.

Pentagon violated court order to restore press access, judge rules Senior U.S. District Judge Paul L. Friedman also admonished the Trump administration, saying suppressing political speech is the “mark of an autocracy, not a democracy.”

“The curtailment of 1A rights is dangerous at any time, and even more so in a time of war," wrote Judge Paul Friedman of the Pentagon's unconstitutional decisions to restrict press access.

"Suppression of political speech is the mark of an autocracy, not a democracy.”

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The Defense Department violated a federal court order in its press access case against the New York Times, a judge ruled, admonishing the Trump admin:

"Suppression of political speech is the mark of an autocracy, not a democracy—as the Framers recognized when they drafted the First Amendment."

Pentagon violated court order to restore press access, judge rules Senior U.S. District Judge Paul L. Friedman also admonished the Trump administration, saying suppressing political speech is the “mark of an autocracy, not a democracy.”

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Just In: Judge says Pentagon violated court order in N.Y. Times case over press access, strikes down "interim policy."

U.S. journalist Shelly Kittleson, kidnapped in Iraq, is freed in prisoner swap Kittleson, a freelancer for several U.S. outlets, was seized last week in Baghdad by Kataib Hezbollah, a Shiite militia aligned with Iran.

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U.S. journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was kidnapped in Iraq, has been freed in prisoner swap between Kataib Hezbollah and the Iraqi government. w/ Mustafa Salim in Baghdad

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Kidnapped U.S. journalist believed alive in militia’s Iraqi stronghold U.S. and Iraqi officials believe freelancer Shelly Kittleson was kidnapped last week by Kataib Hezbollah, a paramilitary group with links to Iran.

NEW: Kidnapped U.S. journalist Shelly Kittleson is believed to be alive and held in an Iran-linked militia’s Iraqi stronghold. w/
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Trump threatens to jail reporters if they don’t turn over Iran source President Donald Trump said in a Monday press briefing that he might force a news outlet he didn’t identify to reveal a source tied to the rescue of a U.S. airman.

Trump threatened to jail reporters if they don’t turn over a source who disclosed details about the U.S. airman previously missing in Iran. Trump didn't specify which reporters from what news organization he was talking about.

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What the looming sale of CNN means for Trump’s feud with the network Animosity from the White House has taken on new meaning amid an imminent sale to David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance, fueling anxiety among journalists.

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CNN is used to attacks from Donald Trump. But as staffers prepare for David Ellison's Paramount to take control of the company, those broadsides stir new anxieties.

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What the looming sale of CNN means for Trump’s feud with the network Animosity from the White House has taken on new meaning amid an imminent sale to David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance, fueling anxiety among journalists.

“While White House attacks are ‘the same old, same old,’ there’s ‘an added big asterisk,’ one CNN staff member said, referring to the uncertainty of Ellison’s approaching ownership.” www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

What the looming sale of CNN means for Trump’s feud with the network Animosity from the White House has taken on new meaning amid an imminent sale to David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance, fueling anxiety among journalists.

Trump’s animosity toward CNN has taken on new meaning amid an imminent sale to David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance, fueling anxiety among journalists.

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What the looming sale of CNN means for Trump’s feud with the network Animosity from the White House has taken on new meaning amid an imminent sale to David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance, fueling anxiety among journalists.

Donald Trump’s attacks on CNN have taken on new meaning with David Ellison’s Paramount ready to take over.

@liamjscott.bsky.social and I spoke to CNN staffers who detailed fresh anxieties about potential job cuts, mismanagement, and deference to Trump.

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Trump’s Media-Bashing Is Coming Back to Bite Him in Court

"Judges have cited attacks on the press by Mr. Trump and his appointees when ruling against the government in at least three court cases involving news organizations."

Voice of America’s effort to bring back staffers grinds to a halt A three-judge circuit court panel stayed a decision that would have allowed employees to resume work at the global broadcaster after a year of waiting.

NEW:

Voice of America's employees have been in limbo for a year. A federal appeals court just ensured they'll stay there a little longer, halting a plan to return them to work.

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Effort to bring back Voice of America staffers paused, pending appeal A three-judge circuit court panel stayed a decision that would have allowed employees to resume work at the global broadcaster after a year of waiting.

New: A plan to bring back Voice of America’s employees, who have largely been sidelined by the Trump administration for a year, was halted late Tuesday by a three-judge appeals court panel.

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American journalist Shelly Kittleson kidnapped in Baghdad Iraq’s interior ministry said it had arrested one suspect, seized a car and was looking for accomplices.

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Iraq’s interior ministry said it had arrested one suspect, seized a car and was looking for accomplices.
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American journalist Shelly Kittleson kidnapped in Baghdad Iraq’s interior ministry said it had arrested one suspect, seized a car and was looking for accomplices.

Shelly Kittleson, an American freelance journalist, has been kidnapped in Baghdad.

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A D.C. Circuit panel stayed the part of Judge Lamberth's Voice of America order that ordered USAGM employees back to work, until they can review the appeal. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...