Tennessee retired officer wins $835,000 settlement after Perry County jailed him 37 days for Facebook meme about Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
New York Times sues Pentagon for second time in five months over Hegseth rule requiring escorts for journalists in the building.
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration’s sanctions against UN expert on Palestinian territories Francesca Albanese, finding likely First Amendment violation over her criticism of Israel.
Acting AG Blanche warns reporters of subpoenas after Trump slid him a list of Iran war stories with “Treason” sticky note.
Defense Secretary Hegseth calls for second investigation into Senator Kelly over depleted munitions warning, days after appeals court signaled rejection of first retaliation effort.
ABC accuses FCC of First Amendment violations over The View probe and unprecedented early review of broadcast licenses.
Iranian strikes damage 228 buildings and equipment at 15 US military bases since February, far more than officials disclosed, after US asked commercial satellite firms to withhold imagery.
VA opened internal investigations into employees who attended vigils for Border Patrol shooting victim Alex Pretti, including union leader photographed in news coverage.
FDA withdraws publication of COVID and shingles vaccine safety studies, citing conclusions HHS says exceeded the data.
DHS used 1930s customs law to demand Google hand over a Canadian man’s location and activity after he criticized ICE killings online.
House votes 235-191 to extend warrantless foreign surveillance authority Section 702 for three years without requiring warrants for searches of Americans’ communications.
Supreme Court rules unanimously that New Jersey crisis pregnancy centers can challenge state subpoena seeking donor and medical staff identities in federal court.
Former FBI Director Comey appears in Virginia federal court and is released without conditions on two threats charges over Instagram seashell post.
FCC orders Disney to file ABC broadcast license renewals two years early one day after Trump and Melania demanded Kimmel’s firing.
Trump demands Disney and ABC fire Jimmy Kimmel over Melania widow joke that aired two days before White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting.
Pentagon fires Stars and Stripes ombudsman three months after calling military newspaper “woke” and launching editorial overhaul.
CDC overrides scientific review to block publication of report showing COVID vaccine halved ER visits and hospitalizations for healthy adults last winter.
FBI opened stalking investigation into New York Times reporter after her story on Director Patel assigning FBI personnel to his girlfriend’s security detail.
Rumeysa Ozturk returns to Turkey after receiving Tufts doctorate and settlement in which Trump administration conceded her status was lawful throughout detention.
FBI Director Patel sues The Atlantic for $250 million over reporting that he was drunk and erratic on the job.
FTC forces ad firms Dentsu, Publicis, and WPP to settle, barring brand-safety standards conservatives say hurt Breitbart and Musk’s X.
Army Secretary Driscoll shuts down Soldier for Life social media accounts after right-wing backlash over post honoring Sen. Duckworth, a double-amputee combat pilot.
Federal grand jury subpoenas Reddit to unmask anonymous user who criticized ICE online after the agency’s earlier court attempt to identify them failed.
DOJ urges judge to overturn ruling barring it from directly searching Washington Post reporter’s phone and laptops seized in January raid.
Texas education board gives preliminary approval to required reading list that includes Bible texts after cutting Frederick Douglass and Frankenstein.
CDC acting director delays publication of report showing covid vaccine cut hospitalizations by 55%, raising fears of scientific suppression under Kennedy.
Federal judge rules Pentagon violated court order restoring press access, calling escort policy “viewpoint discrimination, full stop.”
Trump vows to destroy Iran’s power plants and bridges Tuesday if Strait of Hormuz stays closed, as overnight airstrikes kill dozens across Tehran.
Appeals court halts order to reinstate 1,000 Voice of America workers while leaving ruling that Kari Lake illegally led the agency intact.
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.
Federal judge rules Trump’s executive order defunding NPR and PBS is unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination, though Congress already eliminated $1.1 billion in public broadcasting support.
Jane Fonda and Joan Baez lead First Amendment rally near the Kennedy Center, warning of Trump’s media attacks and the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger.
Federal judge temporarily blocks Pentagon’s supply chain risk designation of Anthropic, calling it an “Orwellian” punishment for disagreeing with the government.
Eight architecture and preservation groups with over one million members sue Trump and the Kennedy Center board to block renovations that lack congressional approval or public plans.
Pentagon closes its press corridor and banishes reporters to an outside annex after a federal judge ruled its media crackdown violates the First Amendment.
Federal judge blocks Pentagon press restrictions that drove mainstream journalists from the building during the Iran war.
Federal judge orders reinstatement of more than 1,000 Voice of America employees and restart of international broadcasting after ruling Kari Lake’s appointment illegal.
Kennedy Center board votes to close for two years after Trump tells trustees “it’s a little late for the board because we’ve already announced it.”
Trump says he is “thrilled” FCC Chair Carr is reviewing broadcast licenses after accusing news organizations of lying about the Iran war.
Judge orders Kennedy Center renovation plans turned over to Democratic board member before Monday closure vote after calling administration secrecy “preposterous.”
FCC Chair Carr threatens broadcast license revocations over Iran war coverage Trump calls “fake news,” including reports Trump himself confirmed are accurate.
Trump personally ordered the Justice Department to reverse its decision to drop unconstitutional sanctions against four law firms after learning about it from a news report.
Justice Department appeals order that blocked it from searching a Washington Post reporter’s devices, arguing journalists deserve no special protection from government searches.
Pentagon bans press photographers from war briefings after Hegseth’s staff complained published photos were unflattering.
Federal judge voids 1,400 layoffs at Voice of America, ruling Kari Lake unlawfully ran the agency through an unconstitutional appointment.
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.