Panel tables Breitbart request for congressional press passes

A panel of journalists voted April 25 to table a request from Breitbart News for permanent congressional press passes, apparently. The Standing Committee of Correspondents, made up up five reporters from traditional media outlets, also put off a vote to extend the right-leaning site's temporary passes, which expire on May 31. The panel reportedly expressed concerns about “more than one troubling aspect” in the information Breitbart provided. It had previously questioned the news outlet's connections to conservative donors and organizations. “The whole thing suggest to me that they’re just not ready for a credential” one panel member said, according to Politico's Hadas Gold.