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I’m Seth Stern, director of advocacy at Freedom of the Press Foundation, a nonprofit that defends press freedom. With President-Elect Donald Trump's inauguration a week away, the future of press freedom couldn’t be more in jeopardy. Ask me anything about what’s at stake in his second term.

Kansas House speaker bans reporters from chamber floor, doesn’t say why

Crosspost of an AMA with Seth Stern, director of advocacy at Freedom of the Press Foundation, a nonprofit that defends press freedom, on the topic of the future of press freedom during Donald Trump's second term as US president

I’m Seth Stern, director of advocacy at Freedom of the Press Foundation, a nonprofit that defends press freedom. With President-Elect Donald Trump's inauguration a week away, the future of press freedom couldn’t be more in jeopardy. Ask me anything about what’s at stake in his second term.

Supreme Court turns back Utah's push to wrest control of public land from the federal government

As wildfires burn, a corruption probe left the Senate’s insurance committee chair vacant

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Abortion bans seem to be driving young people to move out of state | New research suggests that states could see huge economic implications.

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Trump's return to power has old critics and skeptics reconciling with a new 'normal' | Across the spectrum of American society, leaders who once shunned Trump or battled him are now seeking to bolster their ties or extend olive branches.