With the rhetoric that’s going on it sounds like many politicians, particularly Republicans, are looking to abolish the 1st amendment right of freedom of the press. They’re want to do it in the name of "national security".
Those on Capitol Hill are fine with journalists only as long as they’re complacent.
Every American needs to stand up and oppose this kind of rhetoric. These ideas are unAmerican and authoritarian.
More likely a casus belli to control and censor the internet. Although it has nothing to do with transportation DHS has already started shutting down domains based on alleged copyright infringements (in violation of the Constitution that says one shall not be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process).
The US Government wants people to get their news from approved sources, those they can control, this may be one way to start censoring unapproved sources.