Trump Action Archive

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• Trump's lawyer threatens $5bn lawsuit against Center for American Progress over National Guard report — Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Alejandro Brito, sent a letter to the Center for American Progress (CAP) threatening a $5 billion lawsuit unless the think tank retracts a July 2026 report concluding that National Guard

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• ABC files First Amendment lawsuit against FCC, alleging retaliatory campaign by Trump administration — ABC filed an unprecedented First Amendment lawsuit in federal court in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday against the FCC, alleging that the agency and its chairman Brendan Carr are conducting a retaliatory campaign to curb
• ABC sues FCC over early license renewal demand, alleging content-based retaliation — ABC filed a federal lawsuit in the District of Columbia against the FCC, challenging an order by FCC Chair Brendan Carr requiring the network to apply early to renew licenses for eight local television stations it owns.
• ABC and Disney sued the FCC alleging First Amendment violations and government censorship — ABC and its parent corporation The Walt Disney Company launched a federal lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission, alleging that the Trump administration violated their free speech rights.

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• FCC Receives Filing from Ex-Officials Opposing ABC License Review — A group of former FCC officials, including past chairs and commissioners, filed a document warning that the FCC's review of ABC's broadcast licenses sends a "chilling message" to broadcasters.

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• Texas mandates Bible passages as required reading in public schools — The Texas state board of education has approved a new statewide reading list that mandates Bible passages as required reading for over 5 million public school students.
• Texas Board of Education approves controversial curriculum changes — The Texas State Board of Education, controlled by Republicans, has given preliminary approval to a new social studies curriculum that de-emphasizes global history outside of Europe and omits many negative aspects of U.S.

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• Trump Reveals Kushner's Role in Decision to Attack Iran — At a press conference, President Trump disclosed that Jared Kushner, his son-in-law, was among the key advisers who persuaded him to initiate military action against Iran.

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• Pentagon to Take Over Stars & Stripes Editorial Content — The Pentagon announced it would assume control over the editorial content of Stars & Stripes, a military publication, challenging its traditional editorial independence.
• Pentagon seizes editorial control of Stars and Stripes — The Pentagon announced a policy change to seize editorial control of Stars and Stripes, a historically independent newspaper for service members.

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• Trump Threatens Restrictions on Freedom of Speech — Following the assassination of Charlie Kirk by a leftist radical, President Trump and his allies issued threats against Democrats and suggested imposing restrictions on freedom of speech.

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• Media Outlets Reject Pentagon Reporting Rules — Major media outlets, including WaPo and NY Times, announced they will not comply with new Pentagon rules requiring pre-approval of reporting on military issues.
• Pentagon imposes new press restrictions — The Pentagon, under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, introduced a new policy requiring journalists to pledge not to obtain unauthorized material and restricting access to certain areas without an official escort.
• Media companies reject Pentagon's new coverage rules — Major media companies, including CNN, Fox, NBC, ABC, and CBS, issued a joint statement declining to sign the Pentagon's new coverage agreement, which they argue restricts journalistic freedom and threatens core

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• WSJ Reporter Removed from Trump's Trip Manifest — The White House removed WSJ reporter Tarini Parti from the press pool for Trump's trip to Scotland, following a WSJ story linking Trump to Jeffrey Epstein.
• White House Removes Wall Street Journal from Press Pool — The White House removed the Wall Street Journal from the press pool covering Trump's trip to Scotland after the Journal published an article about a letter Trump wrote to Epstein.
• Trump administration assumes control of press pool assignments — The Trump administration has taken direct control over press pool assignments, a role traditionally managed by the White House Correspondents’ Association.

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• Illegal Wiretap Claims in Pentagon Leak Investigation — The White House has expressed a loss of confidence in a Pentagon leak investigation after claims emerged that an illegal warrantless NSA wiretap was used to justify the firing of three top aides.

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• White House restricts Associated Press access — The White House has restricted the Associated Press (AP) from accessing the Oval Office and Air Force One following a dispute over the AP's refusal to adopt the name "Gulf of America" instead of "Gulf of Mexico." The

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• Biden and Harris Declare ERA as Law — On Friday, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris tweeted that the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which was proposed in the 1970s but never ratified, was "the law of the land." This declaration was