Trump Action Archive

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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 Mexico sues DOJ for withholding Epstein investigation documents — New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez filed a lawsuit in US District Court for the District of Columbia against the Department of Justice and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, alleging the DOJ "stonewalled" the
• Complaint filed: State of New Mexico v. U.S. Department of Justice (D.D.C.) — New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez filed a complaint in federal district court against the Department of Justice and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, alleging that DOJ reneged on a 2019 agreement to share

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• One Nation nonprofit spent $1.7 million on false attack ad against Senator Ossoff in Georgia — One Nation, an opaque nonprofit affiliated with Senate Republicans, spent $1.7 million in five days to deliver 78 million impressions of an attack ad against Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) across Georgia.
• One Nation spent $1.7 million on dishonest attack ad against Senator Ossoff — One Nation, an opaque nonprofit affiliated with Senate Republicans, spent $1.7 million in less than a week on an attack ad against Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA).

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• Complaint filed — Democracy Forward Foundation v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (D. Md.) — Democracy Forward Foundation filed a complaint in the District of Maryland on August 4, 2026, seeking to compel USCIS compliance with five pending FOIA requests submitted between June 17 and June 24, 2026.

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• Trump uses Truth Social to spread false claims about Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool vandalism — On Saturday, Trump posted on Truth Social a fictitious account of vandalism at the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool, claiming material was "being cut with a knife or a box cutter." The post misrepresented the facts of

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• Complaint filed: Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. U.S. Department of the Treasury — Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed a complaint in D.D.C.

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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 Comments on Iran Cyberattack Allegations — President Trump, during a cabinet meeting at Camp David, dismissed allegations of Iranian cyberattacks on Minnesota's water systems, blaming state officials instead.

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• State Department Map Error at Global Summit — The U.S.
• U.S. State Department Map Error at Global Conference — A U.S.

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• Trump administration seeks to influence Smithsonian Board of Regents — The Trump administration, with support from Congressional Republicans, is attempting to influence the composition of the Smithsonian's Board of Regents by delaying the nomination process for new members.

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• Motion to Dismiss Filed in Comey Case — Lawyers for former FBI director James Comey filed a motion to dismiss a criminal case against him in federal court in North Carolina.
• Trump Admin Directed Law Enforcement in Comey Probe — The Trump administration directed Secret Service agents to surveil James Comey's phone following his Instagram post that led to his indictment.

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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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• Trump Claims Control Over Strait of Hormuz — In a call to Fox News, President Trump falsely claimed he personally controls the Strait of Hormuz, a critical maritime chokepoint for global oil shipments.

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• Planned ICE Detention Center in Winton — The New York Times reported on a planned ICE detention center in Winton, North Carolina.

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• Secret Service Agent Under Investigation for Information Leak — A Secret Service agent assigned to JD Vance's protective detail is under investigation for allegedly compromising operational and information security.

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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 Administration Faces Legal Challenge Over EEOB Renovation — Preservation experts are challenging the Trump administration's plan to paint the Eisenhower Executive Office Building white, arguing it could cause irreversible harm to the historic structure.

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• Pentagon Adjusts Casualty Numbers in Iran Conflict — The Pentagon revised its reported casualty figures for American service members in the ongoing conflict in Iran.
• Pentagon removes recent casualties from official list — The Pentagon's official list of service members killed in the ongoing Iran war was altered to exclude four soldiers who died during recent fighting.
• Pentagon Lowers U.S. Death Toll in Middle East Conflict — The Pentagon has quietly revised the U.S.

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• EPA Rescinds System of Records Notice — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the rescindment of the system of records notice (SORN) EPA-36 for Research Grant, Cooperative Agreement, and Fellowship Application Files.

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• U.S. Collects $13 Billion from Venezuelan Oil Sales — The U.S.

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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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• U.S. Military Casualties in Iran Conflict Disclosed — The U.S.
• Pentagon Transparency Questions — Questions have arisen regarding the Pentagon's transparency about the true scope of U.S.
• Pentagon criticized for lack of transparency on military casualties — The Pentagon faced criticism for not disclosing information about military casualties and damage from Iranian strikes, with reports indicating that the administration has not held a major briefing on the war since

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• Trump Claims China Compromised U.S. Election Data — In a speech, President Trump claimed that China carried out the largest compromise of election data in history, alleging that they acquired 220 million U.S.