Trump Action Archive

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• WHCA criticizes restrictions on Air Force One coverage — The White House Correspondents Association issued a statement expressing concern that Trump's trip to the Middle East marks the first time no wire service reporter was aboard Air Force One, indicating a restriction on

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• Trump administration fires nearly 600 contractors at Voice of America — The Trump administration has terminated nearly 600 contractors at Voice of America (VOA), a US-funded international news network.

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• WHCA criticized exclusion of wire service reporters from Air Force One — The White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) expressed concern over the exclusion of wire service reporters from Air Force One during President Trump's trip to the Middle East.

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• Voice of America Contracts with One America News for Newsfeed — Voice of America (VoA), a government-funded organization, has contracted with One America News (OAN), a hard-right news network, to provide newsfeed and video services.

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• Trump Administration's Influence on CBS News Coverage — Shari Redstone, chair of Paramount Global, has reportedly intervened in CBS News' coverage of President Trump to appease FCC Chairman Brendan Carr.

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• FCC Investigation into CBS News for "News Distortion" — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), led by Chairman Brendan Carr, has launched an investigation into CBS News for alleged "news distortion" following a 60 Minutes interview with then-Vice President Kamala

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• FCC investigates NPR and PBS under new leadership — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), now led by a Project 2025 author appointed by Trump, is investigating National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting System (PBS) with the potential to defund them.

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• Executive Order to End Taxpayer Subsidization of Biased Media — On May 1, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing the cessation of federal funding for National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) through the Corporation for Public
• Trump Signs Executive Order Cutting Public Broadcasting Funds — On May 1, 2025, Trump signed an executive order to cut federal funding for public broadcasters NPR and PBS, a move criticized as "blatantly unlawful" by PBS President Paula Kerger.
• Trump signs executive order to cut funding for public broadcasters — President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to cease federal funding for National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).

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• Appeals Court Temporarily Reverses Rulings on Broadcasting Funds — A federal appeals court temporarily reversed parts of two lower-court rulings, allowing the Trump administration to continue withholding federal funds from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia, and Middle

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• Trump Bars Associated Press from Oval Office
• Trump administration bars Associated Press from presidential pool

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• AP reporters denied access to Oval Office — An AP reporter and photographer were denied access to the press pool in the Oval Office, despite a court order prohibiting the Trump administration from blocking AP reporters from covering White House events.

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• Trump attacks CNN over polling coverage — Trump attacked CNN, claiming the network does not want to cover positive polling about his presidency because “they hate our country.”
• Trump attacks Comcast over MSNBC — On Truth Social, Trump accused Comcast of trying to avoid lawsuits by spinning off MSNBC, labeling the media conglomerate and its chairman as “a disgrace to the integrity of Broadcasting.”
• Trump calls for CBS to lose broadcasting license — Trump demanded that CBS lose its broadcasting license, accusing the network of being a “dishonest Political Operative” after segments aired on '60 Minutes' regarding Ukraine and Greenland.

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• AP Journalists Blocked from White House Despite Court Order — The Associated Press reported that its journalists were blocked from entering the White House despite a court order granting them access.
• White House Violates Court Order on Press Access — The White House barred Associated Press journalists from an Oval Office event, violating a court order that previously ruled such actions unconstitutional.
• Preliminary injunction ruling — The Associated Press v. Budowich (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-00532 — The Associated Press submitted a motion to enforce the April 8 preliminary injunction.

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

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• 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.

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• 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."

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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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• AP barred from covering White House — The Associated Press has been barred indefinitely from covering the White House and other executive branch briefing rooms due to its refusal to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.
• Ban on Associated Press journalists from Oval Office and Air Force One — The Trump administration has banned Associated Press journalists from the Oval Office and Air Force One after the news agency refused to comply with an executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of
• White House bans Associated Press over naming dispute — The White House has banned the Associated Press from covering its events due to the news outlet's refusal to change its stylebook entry from "Gulf of Mexico" to "Gulf of America." This punitive measure reflects Trump's

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• Trump Calls for CBS to Cancel ‘60 Minutes’ — President Trump called for CBS to cancel ‘60 Minutes’ and suggested the network should lose its broadcasting license.
• Trump calls for termination of CBS News over editing procedures — President Trump claimed that CBS News "defrauded the public" by editing an interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris, calling for the network to be "immediately terminated." This statement was made despite the
• — President Trump claimed that CBS News "defrauded the public" by editing a 60 Minutes interview with then–vice president Kamala Harris, insisting that her actual answers were replaced.

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• Trump Administration Investigates NPR and PBS Sponsorship Practices — The new federal communications chair, Brendan Carr, has ordered an investigation into the sponsorship practices of taxpayer-supported NPR and PBS member stations, which have been criticized by conservatives for

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• Pentagon Implements Media Rotation Program — The Pentagon has announced a new "annual media rotation program" that will replace traditional media outlets with non-traditional ones in its press spaces.

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• FCC Chair reinstates Trump campaign complaints — On January 22, 2025, the new FCC Chair, Brendan Carr, reinstated complaints from the Trump campaign against ABC, NBC, and CBS, alleging election bias.