White House defies court order and bars AP from Oval Office event over refusal to use ‘Gulf of America’ in reporting.
DHS to screen visa applicants’ social media for antisemitic content and revoke visas based on online speech.
Judge orders Trump to reinstate Associated Press in White House press pool, citing retaliation for refusing to use his “Gulf of America” renaming.
Trump administration doesn’t renew contract for translating weather alerts and forecasts, cutting access for non-English speakers.
Trump reviews TikTok bids after Amazon makes last-minute pitch in scramble to meet Saturday divestment deadline.
White House Correspondents Association cancels comedian Amber Ruffin after post-inauguration booking, following backlash from Trump’s deputy chief of staff.
Judge blocks Trump appointees from defunding Voice of America, ruling Kari Lake’s move “usurps Congress’s power of the purse.”
FCC opens investigation into Disney and ABC over diversity programs, citing potential violations of equal employment rules.
Trump administration restores funding for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Open Technology Fund after court blocks shutdown.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene chaired a House hearing attacking NPR and PBS as “communist” and “anti-American,” and ended with her calling for the complete dismantling of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting—even though NPR and PBS get nearly all of their funding from non-government sources.
The Atlantic published the full Signal chat showing Trump officials leaked strike details before Yemen attacks; The WH smeared reporters,downplayed risks, and said an apology was unnecessary.
Judge blocks Trump from defunding Radio Free Europe after he shut down Voice of America two weeks ago.
Trump renews media attacks, names New York Times reporters and their families, the paper says they won’t be intimidated.
Vance, Hegseth, and Trump’s inner circle illegally used an unsecured messaging app to plot a military strike in Yemen. They accidentally added The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief to the chat, then cheered the attack that killed 53 people, including women and children.
Pentagon launches leak probe after reports of planned China war briefing for Musk, and may use polygraphs.
Voice of America staff sue Trump over shutdown, citing First Amendment violations and 1,450 job cuts.
Trump signed an order dismantling seven more federal agencies, including Voice of America’s parent and others handling homelessness and minority business development.
Bezos abruptly flips WaPo opinion to champion “personal liberties and free markets.” Opinion editor David Shipley resigned.
The White House will take control of press pool assignments, stripping the White House Correspondents’ Association of its century-old role.
AP sues Trump admin for barring it from events over ‘Gulf of America’ refusal, but WH calls case “frivolous and demented”
Trump barred the Associated Press from Air Force One and Oval Office events until they refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the ‘Gulf of America’
Trump ordered independent agencies: SEC, FTC, FCC, NLRB to submit to his control and accept binding DOJ guidance
Elon Musk fielded reporter questions from behind the Resolute Desk while standing next to a seated Trump
An AP Reporter was barred from a press conference because the agency uses the phrase “Gulf of Mexico”
Donald Trump amended his suit against CBS to seek $20 billion, claiming the network steered traffic from his Truth Social network
The Defense Dept gave Newsmax, The Daily Caller and other conservative outlets the Pentagon office space used by CNN, The Hill, and the Washington Post
