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The episode details a dramatic escalation in tensions between the Trump administration and the press, as the Department of Justice subpoenas New York Times reporters over a story about security flaws in the new Air Force One, raising urgent concerns about press freedom and executive overr
The episode details a dramatic escalation in tensions between the Trump administration and the press, as the Department of Justice subpoenas New York Times reporters over a story about security flaws in the new Air Force One, raising urgent concerns about press freedom and executive overr
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Heather Cox RichardsonJulian E. BarnesEric LiptonTyler PagerEric SchmidtMaggie HabermanCatherine RampellBill Kristol
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The New York TimesThe Bulwark
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AuthoritarianismCongressCriminal Justice ReformDemocracyInvestigative JournalismSupreme CourtUs Politics
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