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You think of the killed endorsements of Vice President Harris in the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, you know, a top executive over ABC News was seen at Mar-a-Lago meeting with a key incoming figure in the new Trump administration. And finally, this is all, of course, at a time when incoming President-elect Donald Trump and the officials around him have suggested a strong
not only willingness, but intent to use the powers of government against the press, the powers of regulation, desire to go after reporters and publishers over printing government secrets, and now very much the courts as well.
not only willingness, but intent to use the powers of government against the press, the powers of regulation, desire to go after reporters and publishers over printing government secrets, and now very much the courts as well.
not only willingness, but intent to use the powers of government against the press, the powers of regulation, desire to go after reporters and publishers over printing government secrets, and now very much the courts as well.
Back in March, Stephanopoulos was pushing his guest, a U.S. representative who was herself raped as a young woman, on why she would support Trump. He incorrectly referred to a court verdict from last year in which a jury found that Trump was liable for sexual abuse of E. Jean Carroll and but not rape.
Back in March, Stephanopoulos was pushing his guest, a U.S. representative who was herself raped as a young woman, on why she would support Trump. He incorrectly referred to a court verdict from last year in which a jury found that Trump was liable for sexual abuse of E. Jean Carroll and but not rape.
The judge in that case said what transpired as determined by the jury fit the commonly understood definition of rape, but not the narrow one under New York state law. ABC will pay the $15 million to a foundation for Trump that's typically used to fund a presidential library and a million dollars for Trump's legal costs.
The judge in that case said what transpired as determined by the jury fit the commonly understood definition of rape, but not the narrow one under New York state law. ABC will pay the $15 million to a foundation for Trump that's typically used to fund a presidential library and a million dollars for Trump's legal costs.
Both Trump and Stephanopoulos were to be questioned under oath for Trump's defamation suit in coming days. David Folkenflik, NPR News.
Both Trump and Stephanopoulos were to be questioned under oath for Trump's defamation suit in coming days. David Folkenflik, NPR News.
The Voice of America broadcasts in nearly 50 languages across the globe, reaching an audience estimated at more than 350 million people weekly. It covers news in areas that may not have a robust and free press and models how that works by including reports about the United States. Trump says that's propaganda. He wants the government to reflect his government's policy and priorities.
The Voice of America broadcasts in nearly 50 languages across the globe, reaching an audience estimated at more than 350 million people weekly. It covers news in areas that may not have a robust and free press and models how that works by including reports about the United States. Trump says that's propaganda. He wants the government to reflect his government's policy and priorities.
Lake unsuccessfully ran for governor in U.S. Senate in Arizona as a Republican, wrapping herself in the MAGA brand. She had previously been a local TV news anchor there. It's not clear Trump can simply just appoint her. A bipartisan board is supposed to make such selections. Congress passed safeguards in 2020 after Trump's appointees went after Voice of America journalists.
Lake unsuccessfully ran for governor in U.S. Senate in Arizona as a Republican, wrapping herself in the MAGA brand. She had previously been a local TV news anchor there. It's not clear Trump can simply just appoint her. A bipartisan board is supposed to make such selections. Congress passed safeguards in 2020 after Trump's appointees went after Voice of America journalists.
So here he is at the age of 93, stepping into an obscure probate court in Reno, Nevada, away from the national spotlight and glare to say, you know, that irrevocable trust, I pretty much want to revoke it and I want to rewrite it. And Lachlan's going to be my guy.
So here he is at the age of 93, stepping into an obscure probate court in Reno, Nevada, away from the national spotlight and glare to say, you know, that irrevocable trust, I pretty much want to revoke it and I want to rewrite it. And Lachlan's going to be my guy.
So here he is at the age of 93, stepping into an obscure probate court in Reno, Nevada, away from the national spotlight and glare to say, you know, that irrevocable trust, I pretty much want to revoke it and I want to rewrite it. And Lachlan's going to be my guy.
Rupert and Laughlin were arguing that in order to serve the financial interests best of the rest of the family, they need to consolidate control in one person. Some sort of divided brain trust doesn't work. And furthermore, that Fox News and Fox more generally and the other holdings needed to retain their conservative outlook. And particularly in the case of Fox, it's far right outlook that