Reporters Without Borders said Wednesday that globally “media freedom has never been so threatened,” as it released its annual press freedom index. The media rights group pointed in particular to democratic countries as places where press freedoms declined during the past year. “In sickening statements, Draconian laws, conflicts of interest, and even the use of […]
WHITE HOUSE — U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday declared the North Atlantic Treaty Organization “no longer obsolete,” three months after he said the alliance had outlived its usefulness because it had not defended against terrorist attacks. “The secretary general and I had a productive discussion about what more NATO can do in the fight against […]
President Donald Trump ramped up his criticism of the news coverage of his administration Friday, again taking to his favorite social media platform. “The FAKE NEWS media,” Trump wrote on Twitter, “is the enemy of the American People!” The FAKE NEWS media (failing @nytimes, @NBCNews, @ABC, @CBS, @CNN) is not my enemy, it is the […]
WASHINGTON — Key U.S. intelligence agencies insist they will continue to provide President Donald Trump with “the best intelligence possible,” but there is growing concern among former officials and analysts that ties between the agencies and the White House are being strained like never before. Fears of a deteriorating relationship were magnified Thursday, following a more […]