David Folkenflik
Stories
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TV networks gear up for an Election Day that could stretch over days
News organizations have spent months predicting a tight Election Day battle for the presidency -- the results could take days to call. TV news executives say they’re ready.
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More than 250,000 subscribers have left 'Washington Post' over withheld endorsement
Subscribers keep deserting The Washington Post after it announced it would not endorse any candidate in the race for the White House.
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Politics
Over 200,000 subscribers flee Washington Post after Bezos blocks Harris endorsement
Over 200,000 people canceled their subscriptions in the first few days following news that The Washington Post would not endorse any presidential candidate.
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Washington Post won't endorse a presidential candidate
The Washington Post's publisher says the paper is "returning to its roots" with its decision not to endorse a presidential candidate in this year's race, and that its job is "to be independent."
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Politics
'Washington Post' won't endorse in White House race for first time since 1980s
The Washington Post declined to make an endorsement in this year's presidential race. Its editorial board has written that GOP nominee Donald Trump is unfit for office.
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Politics
Jailed reporters, silenced networks: What Trump says he'd do to the media if elected
On the campaign trail, former President Donald Trump has threatened to jail reporters who won't give up the sources of leaks and to strip networks of their broadcast licenses for fact-checking him.
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Could Trump's threats against news outlets carry weight if he wins the presidency?
Trump has threatened on the campaign trail to jail reporters who won’t give up the sources of leaks and to strip networks of their licenses for fact-checking him and other unfavorable coverage.
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Elections
PolitiFact founder says both parties need factchecking. But they don’t lie equally
CBS said that its moderators would largely leave fact checking up to the vice presidential candidates in Tuesday's debate. Journalist Bill Adair said the network sent a powerful message, though.
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Politics
Voting-tech company settles with right-wing network over false election claims
Smartmatic sued Newsmax for defamation over false claims related to the 2020 presidential election. The trial was supposed to begin next week.
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From debunked stories to fringe ideas, making sense of this week's politics headlines
We look at a whirlwind of recent headlines — some factual, others purely manufactured — to see how the press is handling the underlying stories and how voters can digest them.
