After publicly attacking the Smithsonian’s art and calling its chief a ‘rabid partisan,’ Trump held what the White House described as a cordial lunch with him.
The FTC chairman threatened to investigate Google for sending Republican emails to spam, reviving a claim already dismissed by a federal judge and the FEC.
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.
Despite a 1989 Supreme Court ruling protecting flag burning as free speech, Trump orders DOJ to prosecute violators with jail and deportation penalties.
Kennedy Center eliminates dance programming team after union organizers fired and top producers resign under Trump’s takeover.
Bluesky becomes first platform to quit Mississippi with state’s new age verification law upheld by Supreme Court.
Education Dept says George Mason University must comply and publicly apologize for race-based hiring policies or face potential loss of federal funds.
Florida officials painted over the Pulse Memorial rainbow crosswalk overnight, erasing a tribute to 49 shooting victims despite previous state approval.
White House targets Smithsonian artworks including refugee and Fauci portraits as Trump orders legal review of museum independence.
Federal judge blocks Mississippi’s DEI ban law indefinitely, citing threats to free speech, academic freedom, and due process in schools.
Trump launches review to purge Smithsonian museums of exhibits on slavery and other “divisive” history, attacking focus on racial injustice as partisan.
Oklahoma imposes political loyalty test on teachers trained in California and New York who seek certification to work in the state.
Justice Kagan says Mississippi’s social media age-verification law is likely unconstitutional but Supreme Court lets it take effect for now.
White House demands comprehensive review of eight Smithsonian museums to remove “divisive narratives” and align with Trump’s cultural directives before 2026 anniversary.
Smithsonian restores Trump’s impeachments in museum exhibit with softened language after temporary removal sparked backlash.
Smithsonian will restore Trump impeachment references “in coming weeks” after quietly removing placard in July sparked criticism over White House pressure.
Smithsonian history museum removes Trump impeachment references from exhibit after White House-pressured content review.
Federal judge blocks Trump administration’s mass cancellation of humanities grants, finding unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination against researchers studying diversity and historical racism.
Columbia University pays Trump administration $200 million settlement after federal funding was withheld over Israel-Hamas war protest response.
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.’
Despite a judge ruling his order against Jenner & Block was unconstitutional, Trump is appealing as part of his ongoing campaign against major law firms.
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.
As the Harvard funding trial opens, Trump attacks the judge as a ‘TOTAL DISASTER’ and vows to appeal if the administration loses.
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to “stop violating the law!” and restore a public database detailing government spending.
After 287 current and former NASA employees issued a public rebuke over safety, a top director resigned and the Trump administration dismissed the concerns as “radical DEI principles.”
Secretary of State Rubio revokes visas for Brazilian Supreme Court judges and their families over prosecutions of Trump ally Bolsonaro and X platform ban.
Vanity Fair publishes Turkish doctoral student’s account of 45-day ICE detention after writing pro-Palestine op-ed calling for divestment.
State Department official testifies that criticizing Israel or calling for divestment could justify revoking foreign students’ visas.
CBS cancels Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show” days after he called Trump-Paramount settlement a “big fat bribe.”
A political appointee at the NIH overrode agency scientists to suspend studies they had already deemed safe, citing Trump’s order to halt “dangerous” research.
Attorney General Bondi suspends federal multilingual website and orders agencies to end unnecessary foreign language services after Trump declares English official language.
NASA reverses promise to host climate reports after Trump administration shuttered official government websites earlier this month.
Historians launch “Save Our Signs” campaign to preserve national park exhibits before Trump’s September deadline to remove content “disparaging Americans,” seeking volunteers to photograph signs.
Buffalo Newspaper Guild cancels cartoonist event after threats over cartoon showing MAGA hat wearer seeking flood help despite “gov’t is the problem” message.
EPA union demands Zeldin reinstate 144 workers placed on leave for criticizing Trump policies, calling disciplinary action “blatant retaliation” for protected speech.
FBI Director Kash Patel forces dozens of senior officials to take polygraph tests revealing whether they criticized him personally.
Federal trial begins challenging Trump crackdown on pro-Palestinian campus activists as university groups argue administration violates First Amendment through deportation threats.
University of California bans student governments from boycotting Israel while preserving individual students’ rights amid Trump funding threats.
EPA administrator Lee Zeldin places 140 employees on administrative leave after they signed public letter criticizing Trump’s environmental policies.
RFK Jr.’s HHS cancels federal scientists’ access to Nature and other major journals while calling them “junk science” and “pharmaceutical propaganda.”
House appropriators slam ICE for “egregious” overspending that put agency $1 billion over budget while raiding funds from border patrol and cybersecurity agencies.
Penn erases Lia Thomas’ swimming records and bans transgender women from women’s sports after Trump Education Department finds Title IX violations.
Trump and Noem threaten to prosecute CNN for reporting on Iran strike assessment and immigration app that alerts users to ICE raids.
Trump administration takes down U.S. climate research website containing congressionally mandated National Climate Assessment reports four months after dismantling the program.
Supreme Court’s conservative majority rules parents can remove children from classes with LGBTQ books in 6-3 decision.
TN GOP congressman calls for denaturalization and deportation of NYC Democratic mayoral winner over rap lyrics allegedly supporting charity leaders convicted of funneling money to Hamas.
Conservative Fifth Circuit unanimously blocks Louisiana’s Ten Commandments classroom law after finding lawmakers pursued “sham” legislative purpose driven by religious objectives.
Gov. Abbott weighs campus protest restrictions banning nighttime demonstrations and masks in response to pro-Palestine activism despite Texas championing conservative campus speech.
US resumes issuing student visas but requires all international applicants to make social media accounts public, warning private accounts may be suspicious.
FL AG Uthmeier calls to “denaturalize and deport” MN Rep. Omar after she criticized Trump’s military parade.
