President biden felt the nation needed a wakeup call when it came to democracy. And on one man he thinks s his biggest threat. The lead starts right now. Put partisanship aside and put country first. I say we must, and we will. Joe bidens message today using the storied political legacy of john mccain to make his case against threats to democracy and donald trump. In a state where team trump pulled out all the stops and some cyber ninjas to steel the vote. And one House Republican aide described the first Impeachment Hearing, one witness saying Current Evidence does not support articles of impeachment. Was anything achieved for the House Republican cause today. And americas Mental Health crisis. Some of the best minds coming together today to figure out why so many especially Young Americans are so unhappy and what we can do to fix it. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. Starting with breaking news. Moments ago President Biden wrapped up a speech in arizona about a red state with a wa
Nice chair. Thank you, everyone. I confess that i was showed up. The Reporters Committee has sox too socks too, but im stiff in public and cannot bring myself to wear them yet. They are on the website. Im delighted to be here with floyd and marissa and were going to get right to it because we have a lot to cover. The last few months have been a busy time in for First Amendment watchers. Many different headlines in cases out there. The newspaper in kansas, a lawsuit in florida brought by disney. A Defamation Case against fox news that fizzles out into a large financial settlement. Texas pulls tiktok off of state devices and networks and montana decides to ban tiktok entirely. Two very closely watched cases involving social media moderation, one in texas, one in florida and the Biden Administration has weighed in. Last friday, two more developments, federal Appeals Court circuit ways in on a very interesting job voting case about government around content social media platforms carry and
Nice chair. Thank you, everyone. I confess that i was showed up. The Reporters Committee has sox too socks too, but im stiff in public and cannot bring myself to wear them yet. They are on the website. Im delighted to be here with floyd and marissa and were going to get right to it because we have a lot to cover. The last few months have been a busy time in for First Amendment watchers. Many different headlines in cases out there. The newspaper in kansas, a lawsuit in florida brought by disney. A Defamation Case against fox news that fizzles out into a large financial settlement. Texas pulls tiktok off of state devices and networks and montana decides to ban tiktok entirely. Two very closely watched cases involving social media moderation, one in texas, one in florida and the Biden Administration has weighed in. Last friday, two more developments, federal Appeals Court circuit ways in on a very interesting job voting case about government around content social media platforms carry and
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the subcommittee will come to order. Without objection the chair has authorized to declare a recess at anytime. We welcome everybody to todays hearing on a free press and protecting journalists. Ill remind everybody the guests in the chamber are guests and youre free to be here, but this is no audience participation in the hearing. This is a hearing and were going to conduct it accordingly. I will now recognize myself for an opening statement. Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press. And that cannot be limited without being lost. Those words were true when Thomas Jefferson wrote them in 1786 and theyre still true today. First amendment guarantees freedom of the press and prohibits the government from making any law to that freedom. Just hugo black stated, the Founding Fathers gave the press the role. The press was to serve the governed, not the governors. And the hale to the freedom of the press is the keystone upon which all
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the subcommittee will come to order. Without objection the chair has authorized to declare a recess at anytime. We welcome everybody to todays hearing on a free press and protecting journalists. Ill remind everybody the guests in the chamber are guests and youre free to be here, but this is no audience participation in the hearing. This is a hearing and were going to conduct it accordingly. I will now recognize myself for an opening statement. Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press. And that cannot be limited without being lost. Those words were true when Thomas Jefferson wrote them in 1786 and theyre still true today. First amendment guarantees freedom of the press and prohibits the government from making any law to that freedom. Just hugo black stated, the Founding Fathers gave the press the role. The press was to serve the governed, not the governors. And the hale to the freedom of the press is th