President-elect Donald Trump directed congressional Republicans on Wednesday to block a bipartisan bill aimed at shielding journalists from government surveillance.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump shared a PBS News segment outlining the bipartisan bill’s intent and its current status in Congress. “REPUBLICANS MUST KILL THIS BILL!” Trump wrote.
The Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying (PRESS) Act, which passed the House earlier in 2024 with bipartisan backing, seeks to establish the first federal press shield law in the United States. Democratic Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin and Republican California Rep. Kevin Kiley, who co-sponsored the bill, hailed its passage in January.
“House passage of the PRESS Act in a unanimous vote moves America closer to establishing our first federal press shield law ever. The PRESS Act will greatly strengthen the meaning of the…
