Trump Action Archive

Supporting reports

• National Park Service Restores Harriet Tubman Content — The National Park Service restored a photo and quote from Harriet Tubman to a web page about the Underground Railroad, following a report that the agency had rewritten the history of the movement as part of an anti-DEI

Supporting reports

• Trump administration restricts Associated Press access over naming dispute — The Trump administration has restricted the Associated Press's access to official events following the news agency's refusal to adopt the administration's renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.

Supporting reports

• Trump posts misleading claims about economic impact — President Trump reposted a video on his social media channel claiming that he is intentionally crashing the markets for personal gain, citing a false endorsement from investor Warren Buffett.

Supporting reports

• FCC Deletes Item from March 27, 2025 Open Meeting — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has removed an item from the agenda of its March 27, 2025, open meeting.

Supporting reports

• Trump Administration Releases Made-Up Tariff Rates — The Trump administration released a formula used to calculate the tariff rates they attributed to other countries, which were previously criticized as being fabricated.

Supporting reports

• Mike Waltz's team used Signal for national security work — Mike Waltz, the national security adviser under Donald Trump, and his team reportedly set up at least 20 Signal group chats to coordinate sensitive national security work.

Supporting reports

• Trump Administration Officials Spread False Information About Abrego Garcia — Following the deportation of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, Vice President JD Vance and other Trump administration officials falsely claimed that Abrego Garcia was a convicted MS-13 gang member.

Supporting reports

• DHS Secretary Noem's prison visit criticized as propaganda — Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem's visit to a Salvadoran prison, where deported Venezuelans are held, has been criticized as political theater.

Supporting reports

• HHS Fires Thousands of Employees, Including FOIA Staff — The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has fired thousands of employees, including those responsible for handling Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.

Supporting reports

• SSA Misleads Public on Field Office Closures — The Social Security Administration (SSA) sent an email on March 27, 2025, claiming that reports of field office closures were false, despite having previously moved to terminate leases for multiple offices, including

Supporting reports

• Trump administration sues CBS News for $10 billion — The Trump administration has filed a $10 billion lawsuit against CBS News, alleging that the network selectively edited an interview with Vice President Kamala Harris.

Supporting reports

• Trump administration cuts funding for Voice of America — The Trump administration has cut funding for Voice of America, a government-funded international broadcaster.

Supporting reports

• Trump bars Associated Press journalists from the Oval Office — President Donald Trump barred Associated Press journalists from the Oval Office due to the agency's refusal to use his preferred term "Gulf of America" for the Gulf of Mexico.
• Trump denies Reuters reporters access to a cabinet meeting — The Trump administration denied Reuters reporters access to a cabinet meeting, continuing its practice of restricting media access to government proceedings.
• Trump ejects HuffPost reporter from the press pool — President Trump ejected a HuffPost reporter from the White House press pool, which is a group of journalists granted close access to the president.

Supporting reports

• White House Correspondents’ Association Cancels Comedian's Performance — The White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) announced the cancellation of comedian Amber Ruffin's performance at the annual dinner, scheduled for April 26, 2025.
• Comedian Amber Ruffin Dropped from WHCA Dinner — Comedian Amber Ruffin was removed from the lineup of the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner scheduled for April 26, 2025.

Supporting reports

• Signal group chat leak involving top US officials — A Signal group chat involving top US administration officials, including Vice-President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, was leaked, revealing discussions about an

Supporting reports

• Trump Administration Considers New Press Seating Chart — The White House is considering creating its own seating chart for journalists in the briefing room, traditionally managed by the White House Correspondents Association.

Supporting reports

• Discovery of Additional Venmo Accounts Linked to Trump Officials — Wired reported the discovery of four additional Venmo accounts associated with Trump administration officials involved in a Signal chat discussing a planned military attack on the Houthis in Yemen.

Supporting reports

• Leak of Signal Messages Reveals Trump Administration's Yemen Attack Plans — The Atlantic magazine published Signal messages from a group chat among top US officials, revealing operational details of plans to bomb Yemen.
• Signal leak reveals US officials shared classified war plans — Trump officials had claimed nothing classified or risking harm to members of the military was shared in the chat

Supporting reports

• Judge Boasberg Assigned to Trump-Related Lawsuit — Judge James Boasberg has been assigned to hear a lawsuit related to the Signal case involving former President Trump.
• Trump Rants About Judge Boasberg — Trump criticized Judge Boasberg, who is presiding over the Signal group chat case, calling him "Highly Conflicted" and demanding an "immediate investigation" into the judicial process.

Supporting reports

• National Labor Relations Board Announces New FOIA Records System — The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced a new system of records, "NLRB Freedom of Information Act Records (NLRB-37)," under the Privacy Act of 1974.
• NLRB Rescinds Two Systems of Records Notices — The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has rescinded two systems of records notices: NLRB FOIAonline (NLRB-35) and the Freedom of Information Act Tracking System (FTS) and Associated Agency Files (NLRB-32).

Supporting reports

• Pentagon Warns Against Using Signal Due to Vulnerability — On March 18, the Pentagon issued an "OPSEC special bulletin" warning its employees against using the Signal messaging app due to a technical vulnerability that could be exploited by Russian hackers.

Supporting reports

• Trump Calls for Defunding NPR and PBS — Trump expressed his desire to cut taxpayer funding to NPR and PBS, labeling them as "very biased" and urging Congress to defund them, calling them a "giant scam."

Supporting reports

• Trump Mischaracterizes Ashli Babbitt's Death — Trump falsely claimed that Ashli Babbitt, who was shot during the January 6 insurrection, was "innocently standing there" and suggested he would "look into" the Babbitt family's wrongful death suit.

Supporting reports

• Democrats Call for Investigation into Signal Chat Leak — Democrats have called for an investigation into the leak of highly classified military plans shared on the Signal app, involving top US officials, including National Security Adviser Mike Waltz.
• Senate Intelligence Committee Hearing on Signal Chat Leak — On March 25, 2025, Democratic senators questioned leaders of the US intelligence community during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing about a security breach involving a Signal group chat.

Supporting reports

• Health Secretary RFK Jr Spreads Dubious Vaccine Information — Robert F.