Trump Action Archive

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• Civil rights groups sue Trump administration over childcare funding restrictions — Civil rights groups, including the ACLU and the National Women’s Law Center, have filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Health and Human Services.
• FOIA lawsuit filed — American Civil Liberties Union et al. v. Department of Health and Human Services — On July 20, 2026, the American Civil Liberties Union and other organizations filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in the District of Columbia.

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• NM AG accuses DOJ of obstructing Epstein investigation — New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez accused the DOJ of obstructing the state's investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's activities by withholding unredacted records related to Epstein's Zorro Ranch property.

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• Complaint filed — As You Sow v. Department of Labor — On June 18, 2026, As You Sow, a nonprofit public interest organization, filed a complaint in the U.S.

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• Complaint filed — Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility v. U.S. Department of the Interior — On May 11, 2026, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) filed a complaint in the U.S.

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• Case update — League v. Department of Interior (D.D.C.) 1:26-cv-00477 — Judge Reyes ordered the Defendants “to begin compiling communications concerning Hains Point or golf courses in Washington, D.C.” including any communications between: (1) the National Mall and Memorial Parks (NAMA)

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• Case update — State of California v. Trump (D. Mass.) 1:26-cv-11581 — State Attorneys General filed a motion for leave to intervene as Defendants and a memorandum in support of their motion.
• Complaint filed — Common Cause v. U.S. Department of Justice — On April 21, 2026, Common Cause, the Common Cause Education Fund, and four individual registered voters filed a complaint against the U.S.
• Complaint filed — Oversight v. Prevention et al (D.D.C.) 1:26-cv-01351 — On April 21, 2026, American Oversight filed a complaint in the U.S.

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• Complaint filed — Environmental Defense Fund v. Wright — The Environmental Defense Fund filed a complaint in the U.S.

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• Judge Blocks Release of Special Counsel Report — U.S.
• Judge blocks release of Jack Smith’s report on Trump documents case — On February 23, 2026, U.S.
• Judge blocks release of Jack Smith’s report on Trump — Judge Aileen Cannon blocked the release of special counsel Jack Smith's report regarding Trump's retention of classified documents.

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• Williams v. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (D.D.C.) 1:26-cv-00564 — Case filed — Case filed Coming soon.

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• DOJ Fails to Release Epstein Files by Congressional Deadline — The Department of Justice, under the Trump administration, has not complied with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which required the release of all investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein by December 19, 2025.
• Justice Department Misses Deadline for Epstein Files Release — The Justice Department failed to meet the congressionally mandated deadline to release all investigative files related to Jeffrey Epstein, as required by the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

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• Survivors of Epstein's crimes demand transparency — Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking crimes announced plans to hold a press conference on October 8, alongside bipartisan congressional support, to push for a vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which
• Call for Accountability from Congress Regarding Epstein Files — The Republican-controlled Congress is criticized for taking actions to avoid releasing the Epstein files, which has implications for transparency and accountability in government.

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• Department of Justice Refuses to Release Epstein Files — The U.S.

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• DOJ Opposes Unsealing Epstein Associates' Names — The Department of Justice requested a federal judge to deny NBC News's request to unseal the names of two associates who received large payments from Jeffrey Epstein.
• Justice Department seeks to keep Epstein associates' names secret — Lawyers for the Justice Department requested a federal judge to keep the names of two associates who received large payments from Jeffrey Epstein in 2018 confidential.

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• DOJ announced incremental release of Epstein Files — The Department of Justice announced that it would provide selected documents related to the Epstein Files to the House Oversight Committee incrementally over time, rather than in full compliance with a subpoena.
• DOJ Releases First Batch of Epstein Documents to House Oversight Committee — The Department of Justice has released the first batch of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein to the House Oversight Committee.
• House Oversight Committee Plans to Release Epstein Documents — The House Oversight Committee has announced plans to release documents related to Jeffrey Epstein after a thorough review to protect victims' identities.

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• Trump Administration Classifies Air Force One Renovation Costs — The New York Times reported that the Trump administration used "inventive" techniques to classify the cost of renovating Trump's new Air Force One, which was gifted by Qatar.

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• House blocks release of Epstein files — Republican lawmakers in the US House of Representatives voted to block a Democratic effort aimed at forcing the release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein.
• House voted down amendment to release Epstein files — The House voted down an amendment to release the Epstein files by a narrow margin of 211-210.
• House Republicans Block Epstein Files Release — House Republicans voted down an amendment to force the DOJ to release the Epstein files.

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• House Democrats demand release of Epstein files mentioning Trump — On July 8, 2025, House Democrats, led by Jamie Raskin, sent a letter to U.S.

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• DOJ Closes Jeffrey Epstein Investigation — The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the closure of the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, stating that no evidence was found to suggest Epstein maintained a client list, blackmailed clients, or was murdered.
• DOJ and FBI Confirm Epstein's Death by Suicide — The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have concluded a review of files related to Jeffrey Epstein, confirming his death by suicide in August 2019 while in federal custody.
• DOJ Memo on Jeffrey Epstein's Death — The Justice Department released a memo concluding that Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide while in custody, with no incriminating "client list" or evidence of blackmail.

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• Appeal filed — Thakur v. Trump (N.D. Cal.) 3:25-cv-04737 — Judge Rita Lin granted a preliminary injunction .
• Case update — North America's Building Trades Unions v. Department of Defense (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-01070 — Defendants moved to dismiss the complaint for lack of jurisdiction after DOD and GSA formally rescinded the policies at issue in this case, disavowed continued reliance on those policies, and instructed their
• Case update — President and Fellows of Harvard College v. US Department of Health and Human Services (D. Mass.) 1:25-cv-11048 — State Attorneys General submitted an amicus brief in support of Defendants.

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• House Oversight Committee Democrats Demand Epstein Files — The House Oversight Committee Democrats formally demanded that FBI Director Kash Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi release all files and evidence related to the Jeffrey Epstein case.

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• Case update — Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Kennedy (D. Mass.) 1:25-cv-10814 — The court found that it has subject matter jurisdiction over the action.
• Case update — Democracy Forward Foundation v. U.S. Department of the Treasury (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-00684 — All Defendants answered the complaint and the Department of Education and Small Business Administration filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings .
• Case update — National Education Association v. U.S. Department of Education (D.N.H.) 1:25-cv-00091 — Plaintiffs amended their complaint .

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• Case update — Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York v. U.S. Department of Agriculture (S.D.N.Y.) 1:25-cv-01529 — USDA wrote a letter to notify the court that it would restore the climate-change-related web content that was removed post-Inauguration, including all USDA webpages and interactive tools enumerated in Plaintiffs'
• Motion granted — Gunaydin v. Trump (D. Minn.) 0:25-cv-01151 — The court granted Günaydin's motion to extend the TRO for an additional fourteen days while the merits of his underlying habeas action are determined.
• Preliminary injunction ruling — Centro de Trabajadores Unidos v. Bessent (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-00677 — The Court denied the Plaintiffs' motion for Preliminary Injunction, stating that the Plaintiffs failed to show that they are likely to succeed on their claims.

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• Appeal filed — Grundmann v. Trump et al . (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-00425 — Defendants appealed Judge Sooknanan's March 12 order granting Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment to the D.C.
• Case update — State of California v. Trump (N.D. Cal.) 3:25-cv-03372 — Defendants replied in support of their motion to transfer the case to the U.S.
• Case update — Svitlana Doe v. Noem (D. Mass.) 1:25-cv-10495 — Defendants petitioned the Supreme Court for an emergency stay.

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• Case update — American Oversight v. Hegseth (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-00883 — Plaintiff filed an amended complaint reflecting additional details of Defendants' alleged violations of federal record-keeping laws, including additional reporting on their use of Signal group chats and admissions by

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• Case update — Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto v. United States Department of Health and Human Services (N.D. Cal.) 3:25-cv-02847 — Plaintiffs filed an emergency motion to enforce the TRO, alleging that Defendants have not complied with the court's order.
• Case update — Sustainability Institute v. Trump (D.S.C.) 2:25-cv-02152 — Judge Richard Mark Gergel narrowed Plaintiffs' expedited discovery requests to a single request and ordered the five defendant agencies named in Plaintiffs' motion to produce all documents from Jan.
• Motion denied — D.V.D. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security (D. Mass.) 1:25-cv-10676 — The First Circuit denied the stay on jurisdictional grounds involving the temporary status of the district court's order.