
Palin v. The New York Times trial highlights the 'worst possible scenario' for journalists
CNN
The future of the press is in play at the "libel trial of the century," chief media correspondent Brian Stelter said on "Reliable Sources" Sunday about the Sarah Palin v. New York Times case.
The trial is now up to the jury, made up of nine New Yorkers who are set to resume deliberations Monday morning. Palin sued the Times and its former editorial page editor James Bennet in 2017 over an editorial the paper published that erroneously linked a map from Palin's political action committee to the 2011 shooting in Arizona that killed six and severely injured former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.

Janet Mills and her allies are counting on a gender gap to narrow Platner’s wide lead ahead of the June 9 primary to decide who will face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. They are betting that the unfiltered style that has brought Platner widespread attention as someone who could help Democrats reach young men will backfire with women.

As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











