Tag: election

News Analysis: The threat Trump poses to the press

By William H. Freivogel >> If President-elect Donald Trump follows through on the threats and actions he directed at the press during the election campaign and his first administration, an already weakened press could be further harmed over the next four years. A weaker press, in turn, weakens an important constitutional check on government, one

The Gateway Pundit says he’s the one being defamed

The Gateway Pundit, the far-right conspiracy theorist who is the target of a high-profile defamation case in the St. Louis Circuit Court, is attempting to turn the tables on his accusers.     On Jan. 16, lawyers for The Gateway Pundit filed a counterclaim against two Georgia poll workers, Ruby Freeman and daughter Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, who

What it was like to cover Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan

He always meant what he said, but figuring out what he said, and meant, was the tough part.     It was the ongoing theme of covering a powerful figure in Illinois politics who often was a man of few words, unless it suited him to be more verbose or more available.  It was always fascinating trying