Trump Wants the FCC to “Punish” NBC's Kristen Welker for Telling the Truth
Podcast:Bulwark Takes Published On: Sun Aug 30 2026 Description: Sam Stein and Ben Parker unpack a brutal 24 hours for press freedom: Trump threatening Kristen Welker with the FCC, journalists barred from G20 Treasury access, a leaked Pentagon assessment on Iran drawing threats against reporters, and big tech's silent complicity as DHS bypasses judges to subpoena journalists' data.