Trump Action Archive

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• Pentagon fires publisher, editor, and reporter of Stars and Stripes military news outlet — The Pentagon terminated Max Lederer (publisher), Erik Slavin (editor), and Lara Korte (reporter) from Stars and Stripes, citing insubordination.

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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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• Trump criticized Fox News host Shannon Bream — Trump posted a lengthy attack on Fox News host Shannon Bream on Truth Social, claiming she always picks "negative" guests and polls, and comparing her unfavorably to Chris Wallace.

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• Leavitt's White House attempted to control press pool membership and blocked Associated Press — During her tenure, Karoline Leavitt attempted to take control over which media outlets would serve in the White House press pool—a group of dedicated journalists who cover the president's daily movements.

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• CBS News New York corrects false reporting on 9/11 families and Mamdani attendance — CBS News New York initially published a false report claiming "thousands of 9/11 victims' families" opposed Mayor Zohran Mamdani's attendance at the 25th anniversary 9/11 remembrance ceremony, apparently based on

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• Trump legal team seeks to block court order requiring financial disclosure to BBC — Donald Trump's legal team filed an emergency motion on Wednesday to temporarily halt a Miami court order requiring the president to disclose detailed financial records to the BBC by August 6, 2026.
• Federal judge temporarily halts financial records disclosure order in Trump v. BBC libel case — US District Judge Roy Altman issued a temporary stay of a discovery order requiring Donald Trump to produce detailed financial records to the BBC in an ongoing libel lawsuit.

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• Trump pursues $10 billion defamation suit against Wall Street Journal — On Wednesday, Trump's legal team moved to advance a $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal to trial.

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• Trump Justice Department issues and recalls subpoenas to New York Times journalists — The Trump Justice Department issued subpoenas to New York Times journalists regarding the paper's reporting on security concerns with Air Force One, then recalled the subpoenas.

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• New York Post publishes unverified 9/11 petition story targeting Mamdani — The New York Post published a story headlined "STAY AWAY: Thousands of 9/11 families demand Mamdani be banned from 25th-Anniversary," citing a Change.org petition started by Giovanni Galante, whose wife died in the
• New York Post published false headline about 9/11 families opposing Mamdani — The New York Post published a headline falsely claiming "Thousands of 9/11 families demand Mamdani be banned from 25th-Anniversary," according to Popular Information's investigation.

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• Trump Excludes Press from Oval Office Meetings — President Donald Trump barred the press from attending his meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office.

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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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• Major media outlets fail to report on Kushner's financial conflicts — Major media outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, AP, and CNN, largely ignored Jared Kushner's financial conflicts in their coverage of the U.S.-Saudi nuclear agreement.

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• Trump Admin Tried to Get Phone Records of NYT Reporters, Relatives — The Trump administration sought phone records of New York Times reporters and their relatives as part of subpoenas related to an investigation into the Times's reporting on security concerns about Trump's new Air Force
• Subpoenas Issued for Journalists' Phone Records — The Trump administration has issued subpoenas demanding the phone records of New York Times journalists and their relatives.

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• Trump Relitigates 2020 Election Loss — In a national address, Trump reiterated debunked claims of foreign interference in the 2020 election to pressure Republicans into passing the SAVE America Act, a voter suppression bill.
• Trump Criticizes Media Coverage of Election Security Speech — Former President Trump criticized NBC and ABC for not covering his speech on election security, accusing them of being part of a plot to continue election fraud.

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• FCC Chair Suggests TV Stations Could Lose Licenses — FCC Chair Brendan Carr suggested that TV stations might lose their broadcast licenses if they do not air President Trump's speech.

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• Joint taskforce announced to target press leaks — On July 13, 2026, U.S.

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• Trump Administration Subpoenas Journalists — The Trump administration issued subpoenas to several New York Times journalists following reports on security concerns involving Trump's new Qatari-donated Air Force One.
• Trump Administration Subpoenas New York Times Reporters — The Trump administration issued subpoenas to several New York Times journalists to testify before a federal grand jury regarding their reporting on security concerns about Trump's new Air Force One, donated by Qatar.
• DOJ subpoenas New York Times reporters — The Department of Justice issued subpoenas to reporters from the New York Times regarding a story about security concerns related to the new Air Force One plane.

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• CNN promotes Kalshi prediction markets without full disclosure — Since December 2025, CNN has aired at least 115 segments promoting Kalshi prediction markets, often suggesting their accuracy over other sources.
• CNBC fails to disclose financial ties with Kalshi in multiple articles — CNBC has published at least 22 articles about Kalshi without disclosing its financial relationship with the prediction market company.
• Kalshi's Financial Partnerships with CNN and CNBC Revealed — A joint investigation by Popular Information and Public Notice has revealed that Kalshi, a prediction market company, has financial partnerships with CNN and CNBC, which are not consistently disclosed to viewers.

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• NPR Retracts Report on Justice Alito's Retirement — NPR mistakenly reported that Justice Samuel Alito had retired, retracting the story shortly after.
• NPR Retracts Story on Justice Alito’s Retirement — NPR published and then retracted a story claiming that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito had retired.

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• LDS Church Files Lawsuit Against Podcaster Over Use of "Mormon" Name — In April, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints filed a lawsuit against John Dehlin, an excommunicated member, to prevent him from using the name "Mormon Stories" for his podcast.

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• Fox News Issues On-Air Apology for False Claims — Fox News issued an on-air apology for a segment in which Kevin O’Leary made unsubstantiated claims about opponents of his data center project in Utah being funded by the Chinese Communist Party.

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• Trump threatens media over coverage of Iran — President Trump reacted angrily to a New York Times article criticizing his administration's handling of the Iran conflict, labeling the reporters as "corrupt and unethical cowards" and suggesting their reporting was

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• Scott Pelley Discusses Political Influence on CBS News Reporting — Scott Pelley, a former CBS correspondent, revealed in an interview that CBS News director Bari Weiss requested changes to a story about anti-ICE protests to portray the protesters as more violent.

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• Trump Attacks CNN Reporter Kaitlan Collins — President Trump verbally attacked CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins during a press interaction, calling her a "corrupt reporter" and criticizing her demeanor.