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MLB has announced wild card series game times.
Cubs-Padres will play at 9 p.m. CT on Peacock/NBCSN for both Games 1 and 2 on Tuesday and Wednesday.
If Game 3 is necessary Thursday, game time will dependent on how many other WC games are played that day.
The White House is barring CNN from flying on Air Force One on Saturday as part of the news outlet’s duties covering the president on behalf of major television networks. https://t.co/D16Sq92nYb
JUST IN: Attorneys for the “Broadview Six” say they fully support Sheri Mecklenburg’s motion to intervene because she has “substantial” information that relates directly to the issues at hand.. including the transcript requested by USA Boutros:
AP: "Very briefly in front of news photographers, Trump noted that Xi has the friendliest press corps in the world. The U.S. president quipped that the Chinese press ask Xi for permission to speak. China is one of the most oppressive environments for journalists in the world."
Despite the court order overnight, CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters are still being blocked from entering the White House grounds today. Yet for Xi’s visit, members of the Chinese state media are present.
The youngest brother in the Emanuel bunch, super-agent, foul-mouthed Ari, writes about his rise from New Trier High School wrestler to Hollywood big shot Hollywood and billionaire and what nasty word Larry David uses over and over at his second wedding. https://t.co/mKqXNO1u6X
NEW: The mayor hasn't said why he's asking for an eye-popping $401 million for police misconduct cases next year
But it seems the city has made a deal to resolve dozens of lawsuits in one of the biggest cop scandals in Chicago history
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The president said it plainly in the Oval Office, describing his own planned action as a “ban on the free press.”
The Constitution protects the freedom of the press from government interference. That protection does not depend on whether the president likes a news organization’s coverage, agrees with its reporting, or approves of the questions its journalists ask.
This is about more than the rights of journalists. It is about the right of the American people to receive a full and independent account of the activities, policies and decisions of whoever occupies the nation’s highest office.
The WHCA stands in defense of our colleagues at CNN, MSNOW, and Politico who are being singled out for doing their jobs.
- Jacqui Heinrich, WHCA President
More podcast offerings for you. Pick one or listen to them all: Irish American Movie Hooley, Candace Jordan on social scene and some final words about Roger Simon. Go here and find them, and others: https://t.co/kRLM0ZkcuO