Maddow Blog | Tom Cotton derails bipartisan PRESS Act for all the wrong reasons
Sen. Tom Cotton explanation for rejecting the PRESS Act was so absurd, it seems implausible that even the Arkansas Republican actually believed it.
Tom Cotton does Trump’s bidding, blocks bipartisan press shield bill
Cotton blocked the PRESS Act, a bipartisan bill intended to shield journalists from being forced to reveal confidential sources when pressured by the federal government.
Cotton blocks federal shield law for journalists
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) blocked a federal shield law that would protect journalists from revealing their sources and material to the government. In the Senate on Tuesday, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)
Tom Cotton derails bipartisan PRESS Act for all the wrong reasons
The Arkansas Republican’s explanation for rejecting the PRESS Act was so absurd, it seems implausible that the senator actually believed it.
Journalist Protection Bill Blocked In Senate After Tom Cotton Objects To Speedy Passage
With the clock ticking on the current Congress, there are new doubts over the prospects for a bill that would shield journalists from being compelled by the federal government to reveal their sources and materials.
Tom Cotton Blocks Senate Passage Of Bill To Shield Journalists From Revealing Sources And Government Intrusion
With the clock ticking on the current Congress, Senate Democrats were stymied in their effort to pass a bill that would shield journalists from being compelled by the federal government to reveal their sources and materials.
Republican Sen. Tom Cotton blocks press freedom bill Trump said GOP ‘must kill’
An effort to pass a sweeping measure aimed at protecting press freedoms was struck down in the U.S. Senate after it drew strong objections from President-elect Donald Trump, who’s had a rather rocky relationship with the press.
Tom Cotton blocks bill to protect journalists in blow to press freedom
Senator Tom Cotton on Tuesday blocked a press freedom bill that would protect journalists from being forced to reveal their sources to the government.
Sen. Tom Cotton thwarts passage of bill protecting press, journalists from feds
Sen. Tom Cotton stymied the Senate from passing the first-ever federal press shield law on Tuesday, contending that if enacted, the legislation could put national security in jeopardy. The Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying Act (PRESS Act),
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MAGA lawmaker Tom Cotton buried on MSNBC over frantic efforts to play Trump's 'enforcer'
Reacting to reports that some Republican senators are losing their patience with close associates of Donald Trump bullying ...
Sen. Tom Cotton isn't the soldier photographed with pile of gold bars in Iraq | Fact check
The image is consistent with others taken by a specific Army unit in Iraq in 2003, a spokesperson said. Cotton didn’t enlist ...
Tom Cotton confident Hegseth and all of Trump’s Cabinet nominees will be confirmed
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) argued that “no one should be surprised” that all of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees ...
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Republican U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton blocks press freedom bill Trump said GOP ‘must kill’
A journalism shield law, which would limit the federal government’s ability to force disclosure of journalists’ sources, ...
Pete Hegseth’s lawyer, Sen. Cotton slam West Point for sharing false info about defense pick’s admission in possible privacy violation
Attorney Tim Parlatore and Cotton (R-Ark.) fired off a pair of letters to the US Military Academy’s superintendent, expressing concern that a public affairs officer shared “false ...
GOP Drama: Cotton Blocks Cornyn for Senate Intelligence Chair
Some senior Republicans wanted to give the coveted assignment to the Texas senator, hoping it would incentivize him to run for reelection.
Tom Cotton on the GOP Agenda
Now that the GOP has recaptured both Congress and the White House, what are the party's legislative priorities? The Arkansas ...