Steven Portnoy

Washington, D.C., United States

National Correspondent at ABC Audio

National Correspondent @ABCAudio, fmr CBS newsman, past @WHCA president, broadcast historian, law wonk, host of radio network special, “Who Killed George Polk?”

Articles

PBS sues Trump administration over executive order targeting public broadcasting

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Peter Charalambous |Steven Portnoy

PBS has filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s administration challenging his executive order targeting public broadcasting. PBS's lawsuit, filed in United States District Court in Washington, accuses the administration of unlawfully interfering in the operations of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and committing multiple violations of the First Amendment – viewpoint discrimination, illegal retaliation against the network and encroachment of PBS's press freedoms.
Appeals court delays ruling that blocked Trump's tariffs

1 week ago | abc7.com | Katherine Faulders |Peter Charalambous |Steven Portnoy

A federal appeals court is temporarily delaying Wednesday's court order blocking President Donald Trump's tariffs. The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued an administrative stay of the decision while it considers Trump's appeal.
Appeals court reinstates Trump's tariffs for now after ruling blocking them

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Katherine Faulders |Peter Charalambous |Steven Portnoy

Why Did Americans Elect a Felon Instead of a Prosecutor? Blame it on justifiably diminished confidence in our criminal justice system. For all the post-mortems on the left, for all the gloating on the right, …
Second court blocks Trump tariffs as 'unlawful'

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Katherine Faulders |Peter Charalambous |Steven Portnoy

10 hours agoLawrence O'Donnell Reveals Exact Moment Trump Suffered 'Worldwide Humiliation'The MSNBC host called Trump's plan "completely illegal" and "constitutionally insane." MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell predicted on Wednesday that stocks would rally big on Thursday after a federal trade court blocked President Donald Trump’s plan to impose massive tariffs.
Trump administration asks for delay in court ruling blocking his global tariffs

1 week ago | aol.com | Katherine Faulders |Peter Charalambous |Steven Portnoy

The Trump administration is urging the New York-based Court of International Trade to delay its order blocking President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs, warning that enforcement of the ruling will cause a “foreign policy disaster scenario.” In an opinion on Wednesday, the three-judge panel struck down Trump's global tariffs as "contrary to law." The judges found that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act -- which Trump used to enact his tariffs -- does not give him the "unlimited"...
Federal court says Trump doesn't have the power to impose tariffs unilaterally

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Katherine Faulders |Peter Charalambous |Steven Portnoy

2 hours agoCourt says Trump doesn't have the authority to set tariffsA federal court on Wednesday ruled President Trump does not have the authority under economic emergency legislation to impose sweeping global tariffs. …2 hours agoTrump Says His New Jet Gifted by Qatar Is ‘Much Too Big’The president overlooked ethics and security issues to accept Qatar’s gift, but now something is bothering him.
Federal court says Trump doesn't have the power to impose tariffs unilaterally

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Katherine Faulders |Peter Charalambous |Steven Portnoy

In a sweeping opinion, a three-judge panel of the New York-based Court of International Trade struck down President Donald Trump's global tariffs as "contrary to law."The judges found that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act -- which Trump used to enact his tariffs -- does not give him the "unlimited" power to levy tariffs like the president has in recent months.
The WH says Trump is considering suspending habeas corpus. What would that mean?

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Kelsey Walsh |Peter Charalambous |Steven Portnoy

White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller said Friday that the Trump administration is "actively looking at" suspending habeas corpus, the right of a person to challenge their detention in court. If carried out by President Donald Trump, the suspension of habeas corpus would be a dramatic escalation of his administration's immigration policy by significantly curtailing a right enshrined in the Constitution.
The WH says Trump is considering suspending habeas corpus. What would that mean?

4 weeks ago | abcnews.go.com | Kelsey Walsh |Peter Charalambous |Steven Portnoy

The move to expel migrants would curtail a constitutional right to due process. ByKelsey Walsh, Peter Charalambous, and Steven PortnoyPresident Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House, May 9, 2025. Alex Brandon/APWhite House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller said Friday that the Trump administration is "actively looking at" suspending habeas corpus, the right of a person to challenge their detention in court.
FCC head seeks investigation of NBCUniversal over DEI efforts

Feb 13, 2025 | thepulseofnh.com | Steven Portnoy |Anne Flaherty |Cheyenne Haslett |Will McDuffie

(WASHINGTON) -- The head of the Federal Communications Commission said he is seeking an investigation of NBCUniversal and its parent company Comcast over the firm's corporate diversity initiatives.