US Attorney General Todd Blanche backed the use of subpoenas against journalists a day after 'The Wall Street Journal' reported it had received them for records related to reporters covering the war against Iran.

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The acting attorney general's startling threat builds on the Trump administration's continued attacks on press freedom.