Daily Headlines: Media National Republican Senatorial Committee releases deepfake video of Chuck Schumer robotically repeating his real quote about Democrats’ shutdown strategy. October 18, 2025 View Details White House joins Bluesky with a compilation video of past trolling moments including their earlier doctored image of Hakeem Jeffries in a sombrero and fake mustache. October 18, 2025 View Details Indiana Univ. fires student newspaper adviser after he refuses order to remove news stories, then ends all print publication as the paper covered sensitive stories about the president and campus safety. October 18, 2025 View Details Trump refiles defamation lawsuit against New York Times seeking $15 billion after judge threw out original 85-page complaint as “tedious and burdensome,” ordering a rewrite under 40 pages. October 17, 2025 View Details Pentagon press corps walks out after refusing to sign Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s guidelines that would allow retaliation against journalists for asking sources for information. October 16, 2025 View Details Trump calls Time magazine cover photo worst of all time in Truth Social post, criticizing low angle that made hair disappear and created floating crown effect. October 15, 2025 View Details Meta removes Chicago ICE-tracking Facebook page after Justice Department outreach, raising questions about illegal government pressure to suppress legal speech. October 15, 2025 View Details Nearly all major news outlets lose Pentagon access after refusing to sign policy requiring pledge not to obtain unauthorized material, the first such lockout in seven decades. October 15, 2025 View Details News outlets from The Atlantic to Newsmax refuse Pentagon press policy requiring pre-approval to report unclassified information, as Tuesday deadline arrives. October 14, 2025 View Details Border Patrol agents detain WGN-TV employee and multiple landscapers in Chicago immigration raid, then ram vehicle and speed away as witnesses describe scene as violent and lawless. October 11, 2025 View Details Dominion Voting Systems sold to company run by former Republican election official after settling defamation lawsuits over false 2020 election fraud conspiracy theories. October 10, 2025 View Details Cruz uses Senate committee authority to demand Wikipedia bias documents weeks after criticizing FCC chair for pressuring ABC, comparing government media pressure to mafia shakedown. October 7, 2025 View Details Hegseth defends Pentagon press restrictions on Fox News as Defense Department walks back requirement for pre-approval of even unclassified information but maintains credential revocation threat for “security risks.” October 7, 2025 View Details Trump falsely claims Associated Press lost court case over White House access when judge actually ruled for AP, blocking retaliation over Gulf of Mexico naming refusal. October 7, 2025 View Details Jane Fonda relaunches father’s McCarthy-era First Amendment committee with 550 celebrities after FCC chair threatened broadcasters over Kimmel’s comments on Kirk’s death, prompting temporary removal from air. October 2, 2025 View Details Voice of America stops all broadcasts and furloughs journalists 2 days after judge threatened contempt for defying restoration order, breaking with past shutdowns that treated news to authoritarian countries as essential. October 2, 2025 View Details ICE officer shoves journalists outside NYC immigration court, sending one to hospital with head injury, days after reinstating agent who threw woman to floor. October 1, 2025 View Details Trump posts AI deepfake video hours after White House shutdown meeting depicting Schumer making fabricated vulgar statements about immigrants and Jeffries in sombrero with mariachi music playing. September 30, 2025 View Details Former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale registers as foreign agent for Israel under $6 million deal to create pro-Israel content targeting Gen Z Americans and influence AI models like ChatGPT. September 30, 2025 View Details Broadview police open criminal investigation after masked federal agent fires pepper rounds at CBS reporter’s vehicle with no protesters present, as DHS denies attack occurred despite reporter’s injuries. September 30, 2025 View Details YouTube agrees to pay Trump $24.5 million to settle lawsuit over Jan. 6 suspension, with $22 million funding White House State Ballroom construction through tax-exempt trust, the third platform to settle with Trump this year. September 30, 2025 View Details Reagan-appointed judge blocks Kari Lake’s plan to eliminate 532 Voice of America jobs, accuses Trump administration of egregious disregard for court orders that would support contempt trial. September 30, 2025 View Details Trump posts then deletes AI-generated video of himself promoting QAnon medical conspiracy after Fox News confirms fake segment never aired. September 29, 2025 View Details Corporation for Public Broadcasting challenges Trump’s order cutting NPR and PBS funding, asserting Congress alone controls its budget as independent nonprofit. September 28, 2025 View Details Rudy Giuliani settles Dominion’s $1.3 billion defamation suit for undisclosed sum, two years after Fox paid $787 million for same election lies. September 27, 2025 View Details Nexstar and Sinclair reverse Kimmel blackout after FCC chair threatened “news distortion” complaints if host wasn’t fired. September 27, 2025 View Details VP Vance walks back Trump’s statement about hating his political opponents, claiming the president was “joking” during Charlie Kirk’s memorial service. September 25, 2025 View Details Sen. Lindsey Graham used a national Fox News interview to endorse a third presidential term for Trump, a direct challenge to the 22nd Amendment. September 25, 2025 View Details ICE orders the immediate deportation of a journalist arrested for covering a protest, citing a disputed 13-year-old case. September 25, 2025 View Details A federal judge rebukes Attorney General Pam Bondi and warns of sanctions for public statements that jeopardize the trial in the UnitedHealthcare CEO’s murder. September 25, 2025 View Details In a letter to Rep. Jim Jordan, Alphabet said YouTube will restore channels banned for spreading pandemic-era COVID and election misinformation, blaming the original bans on pressure from the Biden administration. September 24, 2025 View Details Broadcast giants Nexstar and Sinclair block Jimmy Kimmel’s return on ABC stations in a quarter of the U.S. September 24, 2025 View Details Returning from a weeklong suspension, Jimmy Kimmel tearfully denied intending to mock Charlie Kirk’s death, condemned political violence, called for national de-escalation, and defended free speech over censorship. September 24, 2025 View Details Analysis: Corporations caving to Trump are alienating most consumers by mistaking his narrow voter base for broad public support. September 23, 2025 View Details The FBI re-arrests the ABC10 shooting suspect after finding a handwritten note threatening Kash Patel, Dan Bongino, and Pam Bondi. September 23, 2025 View Details The Trump administration approves a TikTok sale to a U.S. venture but will not take a government stake, unlike its recent Intel deal. September 23, 2025 View Details Sinclair will pre-empt Jimmy Kimmel’s return on its more than 35 affiliate stations despite ABC’s decision to reinstate the show. September 23, 2025 View Details Disney reinstates Jimmy Kimmel six days after suspending him under pressure from the FCC chair and following a free speech protest led by the ACLU. September 23, 2025 View Details Republican Senator Rand Paul calls the FCC chair’s threats to pull ABC’s broadcast license “absolutely inappropriate,” breaking with Trump who defended the action. September 22, 2025 View Details Despite his own recent leak, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth escalates his press crackdown by requiring reporters to agree to prior restraint on unclassified information. September 22, 2025 View Details Trump taps his legal adversary Rupert Murdoch and Michael Dell for the U.S. investor group buying TikTok after freezing a congressionally mandated sale. September 22, 2025 View Details For the third straight day, Trump threatened broadcast licenses over dishonesty following ABC’s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live! September 21, 2025 View Details A U.S. Attorney requested a threat assessment of CA Gov Newsom’s office after it posted that a new ICE mask ban meant Secretary Noem would “have a bad day.” September 21, 2025 View Details Sinclair quietly reversed its plan to replace Jimmy Kimmel’s show, posting its Charlie Kirk tribute on YouTube instead of preempting the ABC broadcast. September 21, 2025 View Details The White House detailed a TikTok deal giving Oracle control of U.S. data months after Trump used executive orders to bypass a congressionally mandated ban. September 21, 2025 View Details The Trump administration plans to collect a multibillion-dollar fee from US investors as its price for approving the TikTok takeover. September 20, 2025 View Details Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth imposes new Pentagon press restrictions, including a pledge requiring reporters to protect ‘sensitive information.’ September 20, 2025 View Details Senator Ted Cruz likens the FCC chair’s threats against ABC to mob tactics, drawing a rebuke from President Trump. September 20, 2025 View Details A federal judge rejects Trump’s rambling lawsuit against The New York Times and orders a revised, shorter complaint within one month. September 20, 2025 View Details ABC will pay the crew of ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ two days after pulling the show over Kimmel’s refusal to apologize for political commentary. September 20, 2025 View Details FCC Chair Brendan Carr targets ‘The View’ for investigation one day after his pressure on ABC led to Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension. September 19, 2025 View Details The FCC’s lone Democratic commissioner accuses her chairman of ‘weaponizing’ licensing authority to censor broadcasters, stating ‘the threat is the point’. September 19, 2025 View Details The day after ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel, Trump threatens to pull broadcast licenses for negative coverage, saying the decision is up to his FCC chairman. September 19, 2025 View Details Trump celebrates the removal of Jimmy Kimmel’s show from ABC and urges NBC to fire hosts Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers next. September 18, 2025 View Details Disney’s ABC pulls ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ after major station owner Nexstar Media and FCC Chairman Brendan Carr pressured the network over the host’s commentary on Charlie Kirk’s murder. September 18, 2025 View Details Trump files a $15 billion lawsuit against The New York Times, expanding his legal battle with media over reports linking him to an Epstein note. September 16, 2025 View Details The U.S. and China reach a ‘framework’ deal on TikTok’s ownership, folding the national security issue into high-stakes trade negotiations. September 16, 2025 View Details Following Charlie Kirk’s murder, the Trump administration and JD Vance expand their campaign from individual critics to liberal funders, reversing their stance on cancel culture. September 16, 2025 View Details Five days after using Air Force Two to transport Charlie Kirk’s casket, Vice President J.D. Vance will host the activist’s talk show. September 15, 2025 View Details Trump reposted a supporter’s call to revive a misunderstood anti-propaganda law as the ‘Charlie Kirk Act’ to punish media outlets. September 14, 2025 View Details From teachers to a Secret Service agent, a wave of firings targets workers celebrating Kirk’s death. September 13, 2025 View Details A new doxxing website and far-right influencers are leading a harassment campaign against people accused of celebrating or mocking Charlie Kirk’s death. September 12, 2025 View Details The publisher of Florida Politics suspended a reporter after Rep. Randy Fine fueled a backlash over a question about campus carry minutes after the Kirk shooting. September 12, 2025 View Details MSNBC fired political analyst Matthew Dowd two days after he suggested Charlie Kirk’s divisive rhetoric led to his assassination. September 12, 2025 View Details Trump threatens a $10 billion lawsuit against The New York Times for its analysis linking his signature to an Epstein note released by Congress. September 11, 2025 View Details Trump targets pharma companies with an enforcement action on social media ads, a step back from Kennedy’s vow to ban them from TV. September 10, 2025 View Details The White House attacked a reporter for noting Trump was booed at the U.S. Open, then fell silent after the president was booed a second, louder time. September 8, 2025 View Details The U.S. Tennis Association directs broadcasters to censor crowd reactions to Trump’s planned attendance at the U.S. Open men’s final. September 7, 2025 View Details One day after renaming the Defense Department, Trump posts a meme with helicopters over Chicago, warning the city will soon learn why it is called the “Department of War.” September 7, 2025 View Details FREE RESOURCE: A new website provides daily, shareable video news clips to help activists amplify messaging. September 6, 2025 View Details Attorney General Pam Bondi justifies a new DOJ lawsuit against Boston by citing crimes that occurred in other Massachusetts towns. September 6, 2025 View Details CBS bans editing of ‘Face the Nation’ interviews after DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s complaints and a $16M settlement with Trump. September 6, 2025 View Details Daily Wire host Matt Walsh said Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson should be arrested, tried for treason, and given capital punishment if convicted. September 4, 2025 View Details Trump contradicts staff on a video of a bag being thrown from a White House window, calling it ‘probably A.I.’ September 3, 2025 View Details Fox Business hosts flag a “conflict of interest” between Trump’s crypto-friendly laws and his family’s new $6 billion token stake. September 3, 2025 View Details Trump escalates his pressure campaign on Major League Baseball, for a second time in days demanding Roger Clemens’ HOF induction and encouraging a lawsuit. September 1, 2025 View Details Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem claims Los Angeles would not be standing without Trump’s June deployment of the National Guard for anti-ICE protests. September 1, 2025 View Details The Pentagon investigates Microsoft’s use of China-based engineers on sensitive systems, calling the security work-around a “breach of trust.” September 1, 2025 View Details FDA’s top vaccine regulator Vinay Prasad demands the removal of a YouTube channel documenting his past criticisms of Covid vaccines. September 1, 2025 View Details Kari Lake announces 532 job cuts at Voice of America one day after a federal judge blocked her from firing its director. August 31, 2025 View Details U.S. Ambassador Tom Barrack apologized for calling Lebanese reporters ‘animalistic’ after the country’s press syndicate demanded an apology. August 29, 2025 View Details Key Trump allies in Congress launch a probe into Wikipedia, alleging coordinated campaigns to inject anti-Israel and pro-Russia bias. August 28, 2025 View Details Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard outs a senior covert CIA officer in a public memo without first consulting the agency. August 28, 2025 View Details Trump again calls for FCC to revoke ABC and NBC licenses after chairman Carr probed their parent companies and backed lawsuits that forced CBS to settle. August 26, 2025 View Details Fox video disproves Trump’s claim that Maryland Gov. Wes Moore called him ‘greatest president of my lifetime.’ August 26, 2025 View Details Judge orders Trump adviser Kari Lake and VOA officials to sit for depositions on possible defiance of court order restoring news programming. August 26, 2025 View Details Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir, finished before her suicide in April, will be published in October with new details on Epstein, Maxwell and Prince Andrew. August 26, 2025 View Details Bluesky becomes first platform to quit Mississippi with state’s new age verification law upheld by Supreme Court. August 23, 2025 View Details Journalist sues DHS and Justice Dept after ICE keeps him jailed despite judge’s release order, citing retaliation for reporting. August 22, 2025 View Details Unsealed Smartmatic filings show Jeanine Pirro boosted Trump and GOP while Fox host, texting RNC chair “I work so hard for the party.” August 20, 2025 View Details White House launches official TikTok account while Trump refuses to enforce law requiring its ban. August 20, 2025 View Details Foundations pledge $37M lifeline to rural PBS and NPR after Trump, GOP cut $1.1B August 20, 2025 View Details Newsmax pays $67 million to settle Dominion defamation lawsuit over 2020 election lies after judge found network defamed company. August 19, 2025 View Details Trump administration dropped 165 corporate enforcement cases, created loyalty scorecard for 553 companies, and halted probes of major tech firms. August 16, 2025 View Details Federal judge rules FTC investigation of Media Matters violates First Amendment and halts probe tied to Musk advertising boycott case. August 16, 2025 View Details Press groups accuse LAPD of violating judge’s order protecting journalists by striking and arresting reporters at Aug. 8 protest. August 16, 2025 View Details Blumenthal urges RFK Jr. to fire Malone from CDC vaccine panel after violent posts linked to attack on agency. August 16, 2025 View Details Trump’s approval falls to 38% in Pew poll, down 9 points since taking office. August 15, 2025 View Details Elon Musk’s SpaceX moves to block Virginia’s $613M broadband plan, seeks $60M for Starlink August 15, 2025 View Details PBS Slashes Budget 21 Percent After Congress Eliminates Public Broadcasting Funds August 15, 2025 View Details On X/Twitter, Texas politician Isaiah Martin publicizes conservative tip line for reporting Democrats while asking public not to prank call it “in the interest of bipartisanship.” August 13, 2025 View Details UFC CEO Dana White confirms White House fight will happen July 4, 2026 for America’s 250th anniversary after securing $1.1 billion Paramount deal. August 13, 2025 View Details Visibility Brigade offers toolkit for Friday’s “Be Brave Day” as hundreds plan coordinated overpass demonstrations nationwide. August 12, 2025 View Details Trump nominates State Dept spokesperson and ex-Fox host Tammy Bruce deputy U.N. ambassador with the rank of ambassador, elevating another loyal media ally. August 10, 2025 View Details Trump attacks CBS host Gayle King as “no talent” with career “over” as Skydance-Paramount merger closes after his $16 million settlement with network. August 6, 2025 View Details Trump praises GOP actress Sydney Sweeney’s ad, slams Swift as ‘no longer hot,’ and links Jaguar CEO’s resignation to ‘woke’ marketing failures. August 5, 2025 View Details Voice of America director fired after he refused demotion and forced relocation while challenging shutdown as “plainly illegal.” August 5, 2025 View Details Trump calls Charlamagne tha God “sleazebag” after radio host tells his daughter-in-law that traditional conservatives could use Epstein controversy to reclaim Republican Party from MAGA. August 3, 2025 View Details Corporation for Public Broadcasting that funds NPR and PBS announces shutdown after Republican legislation yanks back over $1 billion at Trump’s request. August 2, 2025 View Details Wyden releases YouTube video saying DOJ ignored $1B in Epstein wire transfers August 1, 2025 View Details Trump says he didn’t know why Epstein took young women from Mar-a-Lago, prompting pushback from Giuffre family August 1, 2025 View Details Judge Lamberth demands Trump administration justify ignoring order to revive Voice of America and account for $260 million budget by Aug. 13. July 31, 2025 View Details Trump calls for prosecution of Harris and celebrities over endorsement payments despite evidence showing funds covered production costs, not endorsements. July 27, 2025 View Details White House attacked South Park’s Trump episode the day the FCC approved Paramount‑Skydance merger, as the show ridiculed Trump’s $16 million CBS settlement and media clampdown. July 25, 2025 View Details Trump now claims his $16 million settlement with Paramount comes with $20 million in future advertising, a term the company denies while still seeking his administration’s merger approval. July 24, 2025 View Details NPR news chief Edith Chapin is resigning just days after congressional Republicans axed federal funding for public broadcasting, though she denies a link. July 23, 2025 View Details A federal appeals court will let White House restrictions on the Associated Press stand, leaving in place a punishment for the outlet’s refusal to adopt the term ‘Gulf of America.’ July 23, 2025 View Details The White House has cut The Wall Street Journal from the Air Force One press pool during its Scotland trip in retaliation for its Epstein reporting. July 22, 2025 View Details Trump posted a fake video of Obama’s arrest to amplify his intel chief’s claims of a “treasonous conspiracy” by the former administration. July 22, 2025 View Details Days after suing the Wall Street Journal, Trump denied its report that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stopped him from firing Fed Chair Jerome Powell. July 21, 2025 View Details Trump celebrates that Colbert got “fired” and threatens “Jimmy Kimmel is next” after comedian criticized CBS settlement. July 19, 2025 View Details Trump sues Wall Street Journal for $20 billion over Epstein birthday letter he claims is fake amid mounting pressure for transparency. July 19, 2025 View Details Judge dismisses Trump’s $49 million lawsuit against Woodward claiming copyright over audio of interviews Trump gave for 2020 book. July 19, 2025 View Details Trump denies writing lewd Epstein birthday letter with naked woman drawing, threatens to sue Wall Street Journal. July 18, 2025 View Details CBS cancels Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show” days after he called Trump-Paramount settlement a “big fat bribe.” July 18, 2025 View Details House narrowly passes Trump’s $9 billion budget cuts targeting public broadcasting and foreign aid. July 18, 2025 View Details Trump faces “brutal” polling backlash as 67% of Americans believe government is covering up Epstein evidence after administration broke transparency promises. July 17, 2025 View Details Trump claims Coca-Cola agreed to switch U.S. products to cane sugar amid Epstein controversy, but company won’t confirm presidential announcement. July 17, 2025 View Details Trump calls his own supporters “weaklings” for demanding transparency on Epstein files after his administration didn’t honor promises to release all records. July 17, 2025 View Details The Senate passed Trump’s requested $9 billion in spending cuts to public broadcasting and foreign aid in a late-night vote that concluded after 2 a.m. July 17, 2025 View Details The Justice Dept sues three fired Corporation for Public Broadcasting board members who refuse to leave, citing its independence from presidential control. July 16, 2025 View Details With Vice President JD Vance breaking a tie, the Senate advanced a Trump-backed plan to rescind $1.1 billion in previously approved funding for public media. July 16, 2025 View Details Trump calls reporter “evil person” for asking if flood warnings could have saved lives then praises conservative outlet as “nice reporter.” July 12, 2025 View Details Buffalo Newspaper Guild cancels cartoonist event after threats over cartoon showing MAGA hat wearer seeking flood help despite “gov’t is the problem” message. July 12, 2025 View Details Federal judge bars LAPD from using rubber bullets and tear gas on reporters after Press Club documented dozens of incidents targeting clearly identified journalists. July 12, 2025 View Details White House photoshops Trump as Superman after MAGA supporters threaten boycott over director’s “immigrant” comment and dropping “American way” from tagline. July 12, 2025 View Details Hegseth withdraws admiral’s Pacific fleet nomination after conservative outlet highlights decade-old drag shows despite Navy’s centuries-old cross-dressing traditions. July 12, 2025 View Details Trump Media launches Truth+ streaming platform in partnership with Newsmax, positioning service as alternative to “woke entertainment corporations and biased news channels.” July 10, 2025 View Details Phoenix billboard depicts Trump as shirtless “Swamp King” surrounded by a MAGA alligator and Tesla with swastika. July 8, 2025 View Details GSA directs agencies to eliminate 332 federal websites including CDC vaccine tracking site and State Dept’s Palestinian Affairs office following Trump administration streamlining order. July 8, 2025 View Details ADL and Jewish members of Congress criticize Trump for using antisemitic slur “Shylock” at Iowa rally as Trump claims ignorance of term’s meaning. July 4, 2025 View Details Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano sends mass email falsely claiming Trump’s agenda bill eliminates taxes on Social Security benefits. July 4, 2025 View Details Intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard accuses Washington Post reporter of harassment as newspaper defends “basic journalism” practices. July 4, 2025 View Details ICE-tracking app surges to top of Apple App Store after Trump administration backlash as developer says criticism drove downloads boost. July 3, 2025 View Details Paramount pays Trump $16 million to settle 60 Minutes lawsuit that legal experts called weak while facing pressure over pending merger approval. July 2, 2025 View Details Trump and Noem threaten to prosecute CNN for reporting on Iran strike assessment and immigration app that alerts users to ICE raids. July 2, 2025 View Details Trump slams AT&T for call failures weeks after launching Trump Mobile wireless service that relies on the same carriers, deepening conflicts between his business and presidency. July 1, 2025 View Details Trump attacks Forbes as “bad disease,” singles out reporter Dan Alexander by name in second personal targeting of journalist in past week. July 1, 2025 View Details Trump and CBS-Paramount in advanced settlement talks over 60 Minutes lawsuit as network needs administration approval for Skydance merger. July 1, 2025 View Details Trump claims “very wealthy” TikTok buyers will be announced in two weeks while continuing to suspend enforcement of federal law requiring TikTok sale through executive orders. June 30, 2025 View Details Kari Lake forced to rescind Voice of America termination notices eight days after issuing them following union challenges over legal violations in her dismantling of U.S. Agency for Global Media. June 29, 2025 View Details Newsom sues Fox News for $787 million over misleadingly edited Trump video, matching their Dominion settlement for false election claims. June 28, 2025 View Details Trump demands CNN fire reporter Natasha Bertrand, calling her a “dog,” after Pentagon assessment story disputed his Iran nuclear strike claims. June 26, 2025 View Details Kari Lake tells House panel slashing 600 VOA jobs and folding outlet into State Dept will push Trump’s “America First” message, June 26, 2025 View Details Media Matters sues FTC claiming retaliation for reporting on Nazi content appearing next to ads on X, alleging Trump administration targeting group on behalf of Elon Musk. June 24, 2025 View Details Trump spreads disinformation claiming Iran nuclear facility “obliterated” based on anonymous social media post, contradicting his own military officials and sparking wave of fake bombing videos. June 24, 2025 View Details House bans WhatsApp citing security concerns while recommending Signal despite both apps having identical federal records compliance issues. June 24, 2025 View Details Federal judge demands written compliance report by Friday after Trump administration fails to disclose Voice of America layoffs despite court order blocking dismantling. June 24, 2025 View Details Los Angeles journalists sue DHS Secretary Kristi Noem after agents shot credentialed reporters with rubber bullets and tear gas covering immigration raids. June 22, 2025 View Details Trump adviser Kari Lake guts Voice of America with 85% workforce cuts including Persian service staff brought back for Iran conflict coverage. June 21, 2025 View Details Georgia’s Gwinnett County files new traffic charges against detained Salvadoran journalist Mario Guevara for following unmarked vehicles during immigration raids. June 21, 2025 View Details Fox News poll showing 54 percent disapproval prompts Trump to blast the network as “crooked,” insist MAGA “hates” Fox, and revive his false 2020-election fraud claims on Truth Social. June 20, 2025 View Details Trump Mobile yanks coverage map after using “Gulf of Mexico” instead of Trump’s preferred “Gulf of America,” breaking website links in hasty cover-up. June 18, 2025 View Details NYC Mayor Adams bans Daily News reporter from press conferences for asking questions, threatens to use taxpayer-funded security to enforce press exclusion. June 18, 2025 View Details Jury orders MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell to pay $2.3 million in damages for calling Dominion executive Eric Coomer “traitor” over debunked 2020 election fraud claims. June 17, 2025 View Details Trump administration calls back sidelined Voice of America Farsi-speaking staff during Israel-Iran conflict after shutting down broadcaster in March and firing hundreds of employees. June 14, 2025 View Details House GOP narrowly passes $9.4 billion in cuts to foreign aid and NPR-PBS funding to help offset tax breaks for wealthy in reconciliation package. June 13, 2025 View Details Press Secretary Leavitt calls reporter’s question “stupid” when asked if Trump would allow peaceful protests at military parade after he threatened demonstrators with “very big force.” June 12, 2025 View Details Vance makes secret trip to Murdoch family ranch in Montana for undisclosed meeting with Fox News executives and media moguls. June 12, 2025 View Details ABC News fires veteran journalist Terry Moran after White House complaints about social media post calling Stephen Miller and Trump “world-class haters.” June 11, 2025 View Details FTC launches antitrust probe into major ad agencies including Omnicom and WPP over potential coordination of X boycotts, following Trump donor Elon Musk’s complaints about lost revenue. June 10, 2025 View Details Orlando Sentinel refuses to back down after Florida governor’s administration sends cease and desist letter over reporting on first lady’s charity scandal, calling it a “failed intimidation attempt.” June 10, 2025 View Details FL state senator Ileana Garcia, Latinas for Trump co-founder, posts on social media that president’s immigration arrests are “unacceptable and inhumane,” saying “this is not what we voted for.” June 10, 2025 View Details CNN reporter detained and escorted away by police during live Los Angeles protest coverage, narrating encounter as it happens on air. June 10, 2025 View Details ABC suspends veteran correspondent Terry Moran indefinitely after he called Stephen Miller a “world-class hater” in a lengthy late-night post reacting to the violent LA protests over Miller’s immigration policies. June 9, 2025 View Details Federal judge on Sunday declines to block Trump’s firing of three public broadcasting board members but acknowledges Congress intended to limit presidential control over the corporation. June 9, 2025 View Details Army posts video showing “Hang Fauci & Bill Gates” graffiti on railroad flatcar carrying tanks to Trump’s birthday parade, leaving it up for over 24 hours and 700,000 views before removing it after media inquiry. June 9, 2025 View Details Commerce Secretary Lutnick overhauls $42.45 billion broadband program to benefit Musk’s Starlink with potential $20 billion payout, rescinding state approvals and forcing 90-day restart after years of planning. June 7, 2025 View Details Appeals court allows Trump to bar Associated Press from Oval Office and Air Force One events over news outlet’s refusal to use “Gulf of America” name in coverage. June 7, 2025 View Details Former Biden aides attack Karine Jean-Pierre as “ineffectual and unprepared” after ex-press secretary leaves Democratic Party and announces book criticizing “broken” White House. June 6, 2025 View Details Congressional letter reveals Trump appointee Kari Lake plans to slash Voice of America from over 1,000 employees to just 81 as administration dismantles decades-old news organization. June 5, 2025 View Details Trump posts to Truth Social 17 times daily during first 135 days in office, using social media to announce policy changes, trade wars and personnel decisions while sharing conspiracy theories about Biden being a “robot clone.” June 4, 2025 View Details Trump sends Congress his first formal request to eliminate $9.4 billion in funding for NPR, PBS and foreign aid while his budget director threatens to bypass lawmakers entirely using “pocket rescission” tactics. June 4, 2025 View Details Trump shares false social media post claiming Joe Biden was “executed in 2020” and replaced by “clones doubles & robotic engineered soulless mindless entities” on Truth Social. June 2, 2025 View Details California Senate launches investigation into Paramount’s plan to pay Trump millions to settle $20 billion lawsuit, claiming potential bribery and threats to press freedom as company seeks merger approval. May 31, 2025 View Details PBS sues Trump administration over order revoking federal funding three days after NPR filed similar lawsuit, claiming cuts violate First Amendment through viewpoint discrimination. May 31, 2025 View Details Trump claims CBS’s 60 Minutes interview with Harris caused him “mental anguish” and rejects $15 million settlement offer in $20 billion lawsuit. May 30, 2025 View Details Trump rejects Paramount’s $15 million settlement offer for his 60 Minutes lawsuit, demanding over $25 million and an apology as the media company seeks FCC approval for its Skydance sale. May 29, 2025 View Details HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. proposed barring government scientists from publishing in top medical journals and creating in-house journals, claiming industry corruption. May 29, 2025 View Details Trump lashed out at a reporter who asked about Wall Street’s “TACO trade” nickname mocking his repeated tariff reversals. May 29, 2025 View Details Homeland Security Secretary Noem posts “Suck it” on social media after migrants dismiss lawsuit challenging their transfer to Guantánamo Bay detention center. May 24, 2025 View Details Hegseth bans reporters from Pentagon areas previously accessible to press, citing national security after leaks revealed his Signal discussions of military strikes and planned Musk briefing on China war plans. May 24, 2025 View Details Trump FTC opens investigation into Media Matters demanding internal documents after Elon Musk sued the watchdog group for reporting ads appeared next to Nazi content on X. May 23, 2025 View Details Trump calls for “major investigation” into Springsteen, Beyoncé, Winfrey, and Bono for Harris campaign endorsements, claiming illegal payments despite documented production expenses. May 20, 2025 View Details Trump threatens ABC News over Qatar plane coverage after winning $15 million settlement for Stephanopoulos “liable for rape” statement. May 20, 2025 View Details Paramount ousts CBS News CEO Wendy McMahon amid pressure over “60 Minutes” editorial independence and Harris interview settlement with Trump administration. May 20, 2025 View Details Trump shares debunked “Clinton body count” conspiracy video online falsely linking the Clintons to deaths of JFK Jr., Seth Rich, and others. May 18, 2025 View Details Trump calls former FBI director James Comey a “dirty cop” for Instagram post “8647” which Trump says was an assassination threat against him. May 18, 2025 View Details Trump posts online telling Springsteen to “KEEP HIS MOUTH SHUT” until he returns to U.S. and “then we’ll all see how it goes for him” after musician called president corrupt and treasonous. May 17, 2025 View Details Violent threats against judges on social media increase 327% as Trump, Musk, and administration officials publicly attack judiciary for finding their actions unlawful. May 17, 2025 View Details Intelligence Director Gabbard calls for jailing former FBI Director Comey over social media post she claims called for Trump’s assassination. May 17, 2025 View Details Trump administration terminates hundreds of Voice of America contractors, including J-1 visa holders who must leave US within 30 days as part of agency dismantling. May 16, 2025 View Details White House Correspondents Association condemns Trump administration for excluding wire service reporters from Air Force One, blocking millions from immediate presidential coverage. May 13, 2025 View Details Trump personal attorney Blanche named acting librarian of Congress after administration fires officials over AI copyright policy. May 13, 2025 View Details Trump fires US Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter two days after dismissing Librarian of Congress and one day after she questioned Musk’s AI copyright requests. May 11, 2025 View Details Voice of America to air OAN programming under Kari Lake, raising concerns over journalistic independence. May 8, 2025 View Details Trump’s cabinet defends effort to save Signal chat records after leak to journalist. May 8, 2025 View Details Trump administration ends Ready to Learn grant, halting funding for PBS Kids educational content. May 7, 2025 View Details Trump denies role in AI pope image posted late at night to his account as Catholic groups object. May 6, 2025 Trump weighs third TikTok deadline extension as U.S. ban approaches. May 5, 2025 View Details Trump administration removes ATF memorial to 120 gun violence victims and deletes online version. May 5, 2025 View Details On day two of backlash, Trump blasted by Catholic bishops including Cardinal Dolan for AI image of himself as pope. May 5, 2025 View Details Trump orders 100% tariff on all movies produced outside the U.S. May 5, 2025 View Details New York Catholic bishops criticize Trump and White House for AI image showing him as pope days after Francis’s death May 4, 2025 View Details Vance, a recent Catholic convert, defends Trump’s AI pope image in response to backlash. May 4, 2025 View Details Appellate court blocks reinstatement of Voice of America staff two days after ruling allowed return. May 4, 2025 View Details Trump posts photo of himself as pope days after Francis’ funeral, sparking ridicule and praise. May 3, 2025 View Details Trump proposes 2026 budget eliminating NEA, NEH, CPB, and other cultural agencies. May 3, 2025 View Details Kamala Harris interview targeted in Trump’s $20 billion lawsuit and CBS threats nominated for Emmy. May 2, 2025 View Details Waltz photographed using Signal during cabinet meeting, one day before Trump removed him over Yemen leak. May 2, 2025 View Details Breaking Overnight: Stripping roughly $500 million a year in subsidies, Trump signs order to cut PBS and NPR funding. May 2, 2025 View Details Trump says he made no mistakes in first 100 days, prompting laughter from bipartisan town hall audience. May 1, 2025 View Details Trump fires three Corporation for Public Broadcasting board members, prompting lawsuit over his authority. April 30, 2025 View Details Judge orders Trump administration to restore $12 million in funding for Radio Free Europe, blocking its shutdown. April 30, 2025 View Details ’60 Minutes’ correspondent tells viewers CBS supervision threatens show’s independence after producer resigns. April 28, 2025 View Details D.C. acting U.S. attorney probes Wikimedia Foundation’s tax-exempt status, claiming Wikipedia hosts foreign propaganda. April 26, 2025 View Details Attorney General Pam Bondi rescinds Biden-era limits on subpoenaing journalists, widening Trump leak investigations. April 26, 2025 View Details Trump Org. sells ‘Trump 2028’ merch, raising fresh questions about third term ambitions. April 25, 2025 View Details Hegseth installs Pentagon makeup studio for VIP media prep as scandal over Signal use grows. April 24, 2025 View Details ‘60 Minutes’ chief resigns, citing corporate interference tied to Trump lawsuit and Paramount merger. April 23, 2025 View Details Judge orders Trump admin to reinstate VOA staff and restore funding to U.S. global media outlets. April 23, 2025 View Details White House Easter Egg Roll draws thousands as Trump solicits corporate sponsorship for first time in event’s history. April 22, 2025 View Details Trump appoints Fox News host Mark Levin and ex-NYPD detective Bo Dietl to Homeland Security Advisory Council. April 19, 2025 View Details Trump’s DOJ sends threats to medical journals, demanding answers over ‘partisan’ science. April 19, 2025 View Details Trump replaces COVID data website with page blaming Fauci and China, deletes info on vaccines and treatment. April 19, 2025 View Details Trump White House mocks Van Hollen for meeting deported man, posts Abrego Garcia is “never coming back.” April 19, 2025 View Details FCC chair accuses Comcast of news distortion, pressures NBC to echo Trump administration narrative. April 18, 2025 View Details Appeals court skeptical of Trump admin push to block AP from regaining its longtime White House press slot. April 18, 2025 View Details Trump’s State Department eliminates office countering foreign disinformation after pressure from conservative critics. April 17, 2025 View Details Trump DOJ bans staff from posting about work, including titles or press releases, raising free speech and purge concerns. April 16, 2025 View Details Trump administration sidelines AP from press pool despite federal court order by shrinking access for all wire outlets. April 16, 2025 View Details Two Pentagon officials, including top Hegseth adviser, suspended over leak investigation that began with Musk visit rumors. April 16, 2025 View Details Trump White House asks Congress to defund NPR, PBS, and USAID, clawing back $9.3 billion. April 15, 2025 View Details White House defies court order and bars AP from Oval Office event over refusal to use ‘Gulf of America’ in reporting. April 15, 2025 View Details Trump tells FCC to punish CBS over new ‘60 Minutes’ stories while suing them for $20B. April 14, 2025 View Details U.S.-funded news outlet Alhurra fires most staff after Trump admin freezes Mideast media funding. April 13, 2025 View Details Social Security slashes regional staff and moves all public updates to Musk-owned X posts. April 12, 2025 View Details DHS to screen visa applicants’ social media for antisemitic content and revoke visas based on online speech. April 10, 2025 View Details Trump signs order punishing law firm that won Fox defamation case over 2020 election lies. April 10, 2025 View Details Judge orders Trump to reinstate Associated Press in White House press pool, citing retaliation for refusing to use his “Gulf of America” renaming. April 9, 2025 View Details Trump administration doesn’t renew contract for translating weather alerts and forecasts, cutting access for non-English speakers. April 8, 2025 View Details Trump extends TikTok sale deadline until June after China pulls deal over new tariffs. April 5, 2025 View Details Trump administration continues blocking court-ordered funding to Radio Free Europe, forcing layoffs. April 4, 2025 View Details Trump reviews TikTok bids after Amazon makes last-minute pitch in scramble to meet Saturday divestment deadline. April 3, 2025 View Details White House Correspondents Association cancels comedian Amber Ruffin after post-inauguration booking, following backlash from Trump’s deputy chief of staff. March 30, 2025 View Details Judge blocks Trump appointees from defunding Voice of America, ruling Kari Lake’s move “usurps Congress’s power of the purse.” March 29, 2025 View Details FCC opens investigation into Disney and ABC over diversity programs, citing potential violations of equal employment rules. March 29, 2025 View Details Trump administration restores funding for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Open Technology Fund after court blocks shutdown. March 28, 2025 View Details Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene chaired a House hearing attacking NPR and PBS as “communist” and “anti-American,” and ended with her calling for the complete dismantling of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting—even though NPR and PBS get nearly all of their funding from non-government sources. March 27, 2025 View Details The Atlantic published the full Signal chat showing Trump officials leaked strike details before Yemen attacks; The WH smeared reporters,downplayed risks, and said an apology was unnecessary. March 27, 2025 View Details Judge blocks Trump from defunding Radio Free Europe after he shut down Voice of America two weeks ago. March 26, 2025 View Details Trump renews media attacks, names New York Times reporters and their families, the paper says they won’t be intimidated. March 25, 2025 View Details Vance, Hegseth, and Trump’s inner circle illegally used an unsecured messaging app to plot a military strike in Yemen. They accidentally added The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief to the chat, then cheered the attack that killed 53 people, including women and children. March 25, 2025 View Details Pentagon launches leak probe after reports of planned China war briefing for Musk, and may use polygraphs. March 23, 2025 View Details Voice of America staff sue Trump over shutdown, citing First Amendment violations and 1,450 job cuts. March 21, 2025 View Details Judge won’t order Trump admin to release emergency alert funds it’s blocking. March 18, 2025 View Details Trump signed an order dismantling seven more federal agencies, including Voice of America’s parent and others handling homelessness and minority business development. March 15, 2025 View Details Trump says MSNBC’s Maddow, Wallace should be “forced to resign.” March 8, 2025 View Details Bezos abruptly flips WaPo opinion to champion “personal liberties and free markets.” Opinion editor David Shipley resigned. February 27, 2025 View Details The White House will take control of press pool assignments, stripping the White House Correspondents’ Association of its century-old role. February 26, 2025 View Details Federal judge upholds WH ban on AP until a hearing in three weeks February 25, 2025 View Details AP sues Trump admin for barring it from events over ‘Gulf of America’ refusal, but WH calls case “frivolous and demented” February 25, 2025 Trump barred the Associated Press from Air Force One and Oval Office events until they refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the ‘Gulf of America’ February 24, 2025 View Details Trump ordered independent agencies: SEC, FTC, FCC, NLRB to submit to his control and accept binding DOJ guidance February 24, 2025 View Details Trump posts on 2 platforms, “He who saves his country does not violate any law.” February 24, 2025 View Details Musk’s X to pay Trump $10 million to settle lawsuit over account suspension February 24, 2025 View Details AP barred at White House again over Gulf of Mexico naming dispute February 24, 2025 View Details Elon Musk fielded reporter questions from behind the Resolute Desk while standing next to a seated Trump February 23, 2025 View Details An AP Reporter was barred from a press conference because the agency uses the phrase “Gulf of Mexico” February 23, 2025 View Details Donald Trump amended his suit against CBS to seek $20 billion, claiming the network steered traffic from his Truth Social network February 23, 2025 View Details The Defense Dept gave Newsmax, The Daily Caller and other conservative outlets the Pentagon office space used by CNN, The Hill, and the Washington Post February 23, 2025 View Details
