Tennessee becomes the fourth state advancing a ban on the term “West Bank” in official documents, requiring “Judea and Samaria,” a term used only by the Israeli government.
Pentagon designates Anthropic a supply chain risk, the first American company ever blacklisted, after the AI firm refused to allow its models for autonomous weapons or mass surveillance.
ProPublica sues Education Department for hiding civil rights records as open discrimination investigations nearly doubled to 24,000 under Secretary McMahon.
Leaked database shows National Park Service flagged hundreds of exhibits on slavery, civil rights and climate change under Trump order banning content that “disparages” Americans.
San Francisco Ballet cancels Kennedy Center performances, the most prominent dance company yet to withdraw from Trump’s takeover of the institution.
Trump bans all federal agencies from using Anthropic and Pentagon designates company a supply chain risk to national security, then signs identical safety terms with OpenAI hours later.
Draft funding agreement would give Trump appointees veto power over Radio Free Europe and Middle East Broadcasting editors, with authority to shut down operations on two weeks’ notice.
Judge bars DOJ from reviewing seized Washington Post reporter’s data, ordering independent judicial review after prosecutors failed to disclose law protecting journalists.
Trump demands Netflix fire board member Susan Rice after she warned corporations will face accountability when Democrats return to power, as the Justice Department reviews Netflix’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros.
FCC chairman asks broadcasters to pledge daily Pledge of Allegiance and “patriotic, pro-America programming” while actively threatening stations’ licenses over content he dislikes.
Federal judge rebukes Justice Department for concealing a press freedom law when seeking a warrant to raid Washington Post reporter’s home, seizing her phone, computers and records.
CIA Director Ratcliffe retracts 19 intelligence reports after a review by Trump’s Intelligence Advisory Board flagged them for political bias, spanning three administrations.
Appeals court allows Trump administration to halt reinstallation of Philadelphia slavery exhibit one day after panels honoring nine people enslaved by George Washington were restored.
FCC chair confirms enforcement proceedings against The View, challenging whether the show qualifies as “bona fide news” exempt from equal time rules for political candidates.
Trump administration appeals order to restore Philadelphia slavery exhibits as judge sets Friday deadline and invokes Orwell’s 1984 in ruling.
CBS lawyers block Colbert from airing interview with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico after FCC opens investigation into his appearance on The View.
Six conservation groups sue Interior Secretary Burgum over removal of hundreds of exhibits on slavery, climate change, and Indigenous history from national parks.
Federal judge orders Trump administration to restore slavery exhibits removed from President’s House in Philadelphia, quoting Orwell and comparing government to “Ministry of Truth.”
University of North Texas silently removes an art exhibit critical of ICE, covering its windows and erasing it from university channels without explanation to the artist, students or faculty.
ICE agents followed Minnesota protesters to their homes, shouted their addresses, aimed rifles at them and mocked the death of Renee Good, according to nearly 100 sworn statements filed in federal court.
DHS sends hundreds of subpoenas to Google, Meta, Reddit and Discord demanding names and personal data of Americans who criticize or track ICE agents online.
Don Lemon, civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong, and three activists plead not guilty to federal charges for protesting ICE enforcement at a St. Paul church.
FBI used warrantless “assessment” authority to gather intelligence on over 1,000 journalists, religious organizations, and politicians between 2018 and 2024, watchdog report finds.
FTC chairman tells Apple its news app may violate federal law by not featuring enough Fox News and Breitbart, citing research from a group whose founder Trump appointed as ambassador.
Federal judge rules Defense Secretary Hegseth violated the First Amendment by censuring Senator Mark Kelly over a video telling troops they can refuse illegal orders.
Florida House votes 92-14 to ban the term “West Bank” in schools and state agencies, requiring use of “Judea and Samaria” instead.
Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission removes member Carrie Prejean Boller after she challenged witnesses on Zionism and Israel’s war in Gaza during an antisemitism hearing.
Federal Judicial Center removes 90-page climate science chapter from official reference manual for U.S. judges after Republican attorneys general call it biased.
Vance’s office deletes post acknowledging the Armenian genocide during his visit to Armenia’s memorial, reverting to Trump policy of refusing the term.
National Park Service removes rainbow Pride flag from Stonewall National Monument, site of the 1969 uprising that launched the modern Pride movement.
FCC opens investigation into whether ABC’s “The View” violated equal time rules by interviewing Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico, after the agency revoked talk show exemptions last month.
Immigration court terminates the government’s attempt to deport Tufts Ph.D. student Rümeysa Öztürk, ruling the administration failed to prove its case against the pro-Palestinian activist it arrested for co-authoring a student newspaper op-ed.
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s office told a whistleblower’s attorney he has no legal right to brief Congress about a classified complaint.
Sen. Blackburn demands Chief Justice Roberts investigate Justice Jackson’s impartiality for attending the Grammys, where artists wore “ICE out” pins and criticized immigration enforcement.
Fox News and Fox Business went the entire day without mentioning Trump’s racist Obama video until after 6 p.m., then covered it for just over two minutes.
National Park Service pulled brochures from Medgar Evers’ home that called his killer a racist, then returned them hours after Mississippi Today reported the removal.
Sen. Slotkin refuses DOJ interview over military “illegal orders” video, says investigation is retaliation after Trump called the video “seditious behavior, punishable by death.”
Kennedy Center lists no Black History Month events for the first time after Trump-installed board renamed venue, drove out artists and lost its programming chief in under two weeks.
Philadelphia seeks injunction to restore slavery exhibits removed from President’s House under Trump order, with judge calling federal position “a dangerous precedent.”
Don Lemon pleads not guilty after FBI arrest for covering Minnesota church protest, charged under abortion clinic access law in what legal experts call unprecedented use against journalists.
Philadelphia sues National Park Service to restore slavery exhibits removed from President’s House, where George Washington brought enslaved people while serving as president.
National Park Service removes panels honoring nine people enslaved by George Washington at Philadelphia’s President’s House, implementing Trump’s order to remove “disparaging” displays before America’s 250th birthday.
Reagan-appointed judge rules pro-Palestinian academics can seek court relief if immigration status changed as retribution, says Noem and Rubio engaged in “unconstitutional conspiracy.”
FCC warns TV networks that late-night and daytime talk shows must offer equal time to political candidates, targeting programs Trump has called for taking off air.
Texas A&M cancels graduate ethics course three days into semester, demanding professor specify in advance which days he would discuss race and gender.
Pentagon announces takeover of Stars and Stripes, ending AP wire service and requiring all content be written by active-duty troops, overriding congressionally mandated independence.
Stars and Stripes job applicants now asked how they would advance Trump’s executive orders, a question the military newspaper’s ombudsman calls “antithetical to its independence.”
FBI raids Washington Post reporter’s home, seizes electronics as part of investigation into Pentagon contractor accused of retaining classified Venezuela documents.
Kari Lake blocks Radio Free Europe from broadcasting into Iran via Kuwait transmitter despite Trump’s support for protesters.
Smithsonian submits more exhibit documents to White House after administration demanded lists of all displays, objects, and wall text ahead of 250th anniversary.
