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Justice Dept 1 of 19

Trump's Justice Department quietly dropped 23,000 criminal investigations in six months, including terrorism and fraud cases, to shift resources to immigration prosecutions, ProPublica finds.

Nearly 11,000 cases declined in February alone

Source: ProPublica

March 31, 2026

Censorship 2 of 19

Trump calls NewsNation reporter "a fresh person" for asking an Iran follow-up, continuing a pattern of publicly using gendered language to demean female journalists that has drawn formal condemnation from the Society of Professional Journalists.

Has used: "Piggy," "ugly," "nasty," "stupid," "obnoxious"

Source: Mediaite

March 31, 2026

Oversight 3 of 19

Trump announces plans to renovate the Reflecting Pool hours after a federal judge halts his White House ballroom, calling the National Trust for Historic Preservation "radical left lunatics."

Also claims to be "fixing" the Kennedy Center

Source: The Hill

March 31, 2026

Oversight 4 of 19

Sen. Graham photographed at Disney World with a bubble wand as the DHS shutdown enters its seventh week and 500 TSA officers have quit.

Posted hunting photo the next day

Source: The Hill

March 31, 2026

Fighting Back 5 of 19

Three fired FBI agents sue Director Patel and AG Bondi in class-action lawsuit alleging they were terminated for investigating Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

Seeking reinstatement for 50+ terminated agents

Source: Newsweek

March 31, 2026

Courts 6 of 19

Trump plans to attend Supreme Court oral arguments on his birthright citizenship order Wednesday, the first sitting president on record to personally view high court proceedings.

Called conservative justices "embarrassment to their families"

Source: CBS News

March 31, 2026

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