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Bureau: Berlin
Millions marched on No Kings Day III, Springsteen debuted an anthem in St. Paul, and Wikipedia published a full article — but network newscasts led with TSA lines.
Key prosecution evidence in the Don Lemon case is unraveling at preliminary hearings, threatening the government's highest-profile press intimidation case.
The Pentagon's press corridor has been closed 30+ days, journalists banished to an annex — casual access to officials, the lifeblood of defense reporting, is gone.
NewsGuard's First Amendment suit against Trump's FTC survived dismissal — discovery could now expose the political coordination behind the agency's targeting.
Freedom House, V-Dem, and Bright Line Watch all downgraded the United States in March, with V-Dem recording a 24% decline in the Liberal Democracy Index in a single year.