Source: United Press International
“A Senate Republican blocked a bipartisan bill Tuesday that would have given journalists more protections under federal law. The Protect Reporters from Exploitive State Spying Act, also known as the PRESS Act, which would have protected journalists from being forced to reveal their sources or turn over their data, was blocked by GOP Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas. ‘The PRESS Act would undermine our national security and turn liberal reporters into a protected class,’ Cotton said in a speech Tuesday on the Senate floor.” (12/10/24)
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/12/11/senate-gop-block-press-act/6111733892429/