White House press secretary Sean Spicer speaks during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, Friday, Feb. 3, 2017. (AP/Evan Vucci)

White House Confirms Plans To Rewrite Libel Laws To Target Press

Effort to rewrite libel laws, says press secretary, ‘is being looked into substantively and logistically’

by Jon Queally

Trump Considering Constitutional Amendment To Curb Critical Media Coverage

A constitutional amendment to stem negative coverage of any administration would require a supermajority in both houses of Congress.

Trump Considering Constitutional Amendment To Curb Critical Media Coverage

According to U.S. President Donald Trump's chief of staff, Reince Priebus, the administration is still reviewing the country's libel laws in a bid to prosecute journalists. Priebus told ABC News' This Week host Jonathan Karl that Trump was considering a possible constitutional amendment. "I think it's something that we've looked at, and how

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