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Reçu aujourd’hui — 18 septembre 2025

Trump Pressures Broadcasters Over Critical Coverage, Escalating Attack on Speech

18 septembre 2025 à 20:13
The president’s suggestion that broadcasters should lose their licenses because of criticism of him indicated that his assault on critics’ language is driven in part by personal animus.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

President Trump and Melania Trump boarding Air Force One and departing London on Thursday. “I would think maybe their license should be taken away,” the president said of broadcast networks.

Trump Has Threatened Broadcast Licenses. Here’s How They Work.

18 septembre 2025 à 19:00
The Federal Communications Commission gives out licenses to TV stations to broadcast over radio frequencies and approves major telecom and media deals.

© Tierney L. Cross for The New York Times

Brendan Carr, center, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, at a public hearing in February.

In Their Own Words: Trump and Top Officials Change Tone on Free Speech

18 septembre 2025 à 16:27
In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, the president’s pledges to guarantee free speech have been replaced by efforts to suppress — and even criminalize — what their critics have to say.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

President Trump speaking to members of the media this week. In his inauguration speech, he vowed to “immediately stop all government censorship and bring back free speech to America.”
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