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JUST POSTED: A deep investigation by The NYT of shortcuts taken to get President Trump his Qatari-donated plane in time for POTUS to show it off during 250th anniversary events-compromises that leave the plane more vulnerable to potential threats (Free link) www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/u...

Inside the Rushed Effort to Get Trump His New Air Force One

A New York Times investigation found that President Trump’s push to speed delivery of the aircraft led to ballooning costs and trade-offs in safety features.

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Yesterday, The New York Times reported that the Trump administration issued subpoenas to several of its journalists — including those who wrote about the new Air Force One. Read statements from @rcfp.org Chairman Stephen J. Adler and President Bruce D. Brown:

Reporters Committee statement on subpoenas seeking New York Times reporters' testimony

Several New York Times journalists received subpoenas seeking their testimony before a grand jury.

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The New York Times on Monday accused the Defense Department of violating the First Amendment by requiring journalists to have an official escort at all times when visiting the Pentagon. The suit is the second time the newspaper has sued over the Trump administration’s restrictions on reporters.

New York Times Sues Pentagon for a Second Time

The Times is challenging a new requirement that reporters covering the military complex have an official escort, part of a broader legal challenge to the Pentagon’s press restrictions.

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Breaking: The New York Times has filed a second lawsuit against the Pentagon, asking a judge to strike down as unconstitutional Secretary Pete Hegseth's requirement that journalists accessing the building be accompanied by a government escort. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

New York Times files new Defense Dept. suit, challenging escort requirement

The edict that journalists be accompanied at all times while on Pentagon grounds was introduced in March after a judge struck down an earlier set of restrictions.

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The Defense Department violated a federal court order in its press access case against the New York Times, a judge ruled, admonishing the Trump admin: "Suppression of political speech is the mark of an autocracy, not a democracy—as the Framers recognized when they drafted the First Amendment."

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Not since the historic Pentagon Papers case has there been such a crucial freedom of the press case involving the NYT, the Pentagon and war. Ted Boutrous, the lawyer behind key recent victories for the NYT, NPR & PBS talks about why he was forced to file a motion to compel against the Pentagon.

Breaking: Judge Randolph Moss struck down a portion of Trump's executive order on NPR and PBS, saying that cutting off funding based on coverage is unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination and retaliation, violating their First Amendment rights.

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