Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano sends mass email falsely claiming Trump’s agenda bill eliminates taxes on Social Security benefits.
Intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard accuses Washington Post reporter of harassment as newspaper defends “basic journalism” practices.
ICE-tracking app surges to top of Apple App Store after Trump administration backlash as developer says criticism drove downloads boost.
Paramount pays Trump $16 million to settle 60 Minutes lawsuit that legal experts called weak while facing pressure over pending merger approval.
Trump and Noem threaten to prosecute CNN for reporting on Iran strike assessment and immigration app that alerts users to ICE raids.
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.
Trump attacks Forbes as “bad disease,” singles out reporter Dan Alexander by name in second personal targeting of journalist in past week.
Trump and CBS-Paramount in advanced settlement talks over 60 Minutes lawsuit as network needs administration approval for Skydance merger.
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.
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.
Newsom sues Fox News for $787 million over misleadingly edited Trump video, matching their Dominion settlement for false election claims.
Trump demands CNN fire reporter Natasha Bertrand, calling her a “dog,” after Pentagon assessment story disputed his Iran nuclear strike claims.
Kari Lake tells House panel slashing 600 VOA jobs and folding outlet into State Dept will push Trump’s “America First” message,
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.
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.
House bans WhatsApp citing security concerns while recommending Signal despite both apps having identical federal records compliance issues.
Federal judge demands written compliance report by Friday after Trump administration fails to disclose Voice of America layoffs despite court order blocking dismantling.
Los Angeles journalists sue DHS Secretary Kristi Noem after agents shot credentialed reporters with rubber bullets and tear gas covering immigration raids.
Trump adviser Kari Lake guts Voice of America with 85% workforce cuts including Persian service staff brought back for Iran conflict coverage.
Georgia’s Gwinnett County files new traffic charges against detained Salvadoran journalist Mario Guevara for following unmarked vehicles during immigration raids.
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.
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.
NYC Mayor Adams bans Daily News reporter from press conferences for asking questions, threatens to use taxpayer-funded security to enforce press exclusion.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
Vance makes secret trip to Murdoch family ranch in Montana for undisclosed meeting with Fox News executives and media moguls.
ABC News fires veteran journalist Terry Moran after White House complaints about social media post calling Stephen Miller and Trump “world-class haters.”
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.
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.”
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.”
CNN reporter detained and escorted away by police during live Los Angeles protest coverage, narrating encounter as it happens on air.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
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.
PBS sues Trump administration over order revoking federal funding three days after NPR filed similar lawsuit, claiming cuts violate First Amendment through viewpoint discrimination.
Trump claims CBS’s 60 Minutes interview with Harris caused him “mental anguish” and rejects $15 million settlement offer in $20 billion lawsuit.
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.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. proposed barring government scientists from publishing in top medical journals and creating in-house journals, claiming industry corruption.
Trump lashed out at a reporter who asked about Wall Street’s “TACO trade” nickname mocking his repeated tariff reversals.
Homeland Security Secretary Noem posts “Suck it” on social media after migrants dismiss lawsuit challenging their transfer to Guantánamo Bay detention center.
