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Tulsi Gabbard targets press, leakers as national intelligence director

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 14, 2025
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: HuffPost, Media, NBC News, The Record, The Washington Post

Chilling Statement

Minnesota reporter blocked from entering public school board meeting

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 11, 2025
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Clint Combs (Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder)

Government agency or public official involved →: Local government: Public school district
Type of denial →: Government event

Kristi Noem targets press, leakers as homeland security secretary

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 9, 2025
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Media, The Dakota Scout

Chilling Statement

White House wrests control of presidential press pool from correspondents

Incident Details

Updated On: April 8, 2025
Date of Incident: February 25, 2025
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: White House Correspondents' Association

Government agency or public official involved →: Federal government: White House
Type of denial →: Change in policy or practice

Chicago reporter ‘booted’ from community meeting by city councilman’s staff

Incident Details

Date of Incident: February 20, 2025
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Francia Garcia Hernandez (Block Club Chicago)

Government agency or public official involved →: Local government: Legislature
Type of denial →: Government event

Mississippi newspaper ordered to remove editorial critical of city officials

Incident Details

Updated On: February 26, 2025
Date of Incident: February 18, 2025
Location: Jackson, Mississippi
Targets: The Clarksdale Press Register

Status of Prior Restraint →: Dropped
Mistakenly Released Materials? →: No

Karoline Leavitt targets media as White House press secretary

Incident Details

Date of Incident: February 12, 2025
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Media, The Associated Press

Chilling Statement

AP reporters barred from White House events over editorial style policy

Incident Details

Updated On: April 8, 2025
Date of Incident: February 11, 2025
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Case number: 1:25-cv-00532
Targets: The Associated Press
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Government agency or public official involved →: Federal government: White House
Type of denial →: Government event

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