Senate Republicans have blocked a bipartisan bill known as the PRESS Act, which aimed to provide greater protections for journalists under federal law. The bill, which passed the GOP-controlled House earlier this year, would prevent the government from compelling journalists to reveal their sources and limit the seizure of their data without their knowledge.
President-elect Donald Trump opposed the bill, urging Republicans to 'kill this bill' in a recent social media post on Truth Social. Despite efforts by press advocacy groups to push for the legislation's passage before President Joe Biden leaves office, the bill failed to advance in the Senate on Tuesday.
