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.
PBS shuts down weekend newscasts after Congress cut $1.1 billion in public broadcasting funding, replacing breaking news coverage with pre-taped single-topic shows.
Smithsonian replaces Trump portrait at National Portrait Gallery and removes text about his two impeachments and January 6; Clinton’s impeachment text remains.
House Oversight votes to subpoena journalist Seth Harp over reporting on Delta Force commander in Venezuela operation, with bipartisan support despite First Amendment concerns.
Grammy-nominated artist Sonia De Los Santos cancels Kennedy Center children’s concerts, joining growing list of performers refusing to appear at Trump-chaired venue.
Texas A&M orders philosophy professor to remove Plato from syllabus, bans books with LGBTQ main characters from core classes as 200 courses flagged or canceled.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting board votes to dissolve 59-year-old organization five months after Congress clawed back $1.1 billion in allocated funds.
Stephen Schwartz, who performed at the Kennedy Center’s 1971 opening, says he will not appear at planned May opera gala after board voted to add Trump’s name to the venue.
Kennedy Center president Richard Grenell threatens $1 million lawsuit against jazz musician who canceled 19-year Christmas Eve concert tradition after Trump’s name was added to building.
Federal judge blocks detention of anti-hate researcher Imran Ahmed, one of five visa holders targeted this month, after permanent resident with American family sued Rubio and Bondi.
CBS News chief Bari Weiss kills 60 Minutes investigation into El Salvador prison conditions hours before broadcast, with correspondent calling it “a political decision, not an editorial one.”
Trump threatens to withhold Smithsonian funding unless it surrenders internal records and presents a “positive view of American history,” third escalation since March.
University of Kentucky law professor challenging use of IHRA antisemitism definition after removal from classroom; university’s investigator is Project 2025 contributor.
FCC chair tells Senate his agency is “not independent,” as FCC website removes the word from mission statement during hearing.
North Carolina’s Randolph Co. commissioners dissolve library board with no plan to fill vacancies after board voted to keep children’s book about transgender boy.
Interior Department orders national parks to review gift shops and remove items related to diversity, equity and inclusion by Dec. 19, part of effort to keep parks “neutral spaces.”
ICE tells watchdog it has “no records” of body camera footage from Chicago operation despite submitting video clips to federal judge weeks earlier.
