Trump Action Archive

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• NPR and PBS testify in congressional hearing on defunding public media — Heads of both NPR and PBS testify amid renewed Republican effort to defund US public media

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• Republican Senators Call for Investigation into Signal Leak Scandal — Republican senators have called for an investigation into a Signal group chat leak involving senior national security officials, including Defense Secretary JD Vance and Secretary of State Pete Hegseth.

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• American Oversight Sues Trump Administration Over Signal Use — The non-profit organization American Oversight has filed a lawsuit against members of the Trump administration, claiming that their use of the Signal app for government discussions violates the Federal Records Act.

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• Perkins Coie wins temporary restraining order against Trump order — Perkins Coie successfully obtained a temporary restraining order blocking an executive order issued by President Trump that targeted the firm.

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• Appeal filed — State of California v. U.S. Department of Education (D. Mass.) 1:25-cv-10548 — The Defendants appealed to the U.S.
• Case update — Aviel v. Gor et al (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-00778 — Defendants filed a motion opposing Plaintiff's motion for a TRO and injunction and asserting that Plaintiff should be made to post security for costs sustained by Defendants in connection with any injunctive relief in
• Case update — Casa, Inc. and Make the Road New York v. Noem (D. Md.) 8:25-cv-00525 — Plaintiffs filed their reply brief in support of their cross-motion for a stay of agency action , arguing that the court has requisite jurisdiction and authority to grant relief, and that Plaintiffs were likely to

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• Supreme Court releases opinion in Bondi v. Vanderstok (23-852) — The Supreme Court released an official slip opinion in Bondi v.
• Supreme Court releases opinion in United States v. Miller (23-824) — The Supreme Court released an official slip opinion in United States v.

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• Appeals court upholds block on deportations to El Salvador — A split three-judge panel of the US court of appeals for the District of Columbia circuit upheld a district court order temporarily prohibiting the Trump administration from deporting immigrants to El Salvador under
• Appeals Court Rejects DOJ's Effort on Alien Enemies Act — An appeals court rejected the DOJ's attempt to lift a temporary block on the Trump administration's use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport immigrants.

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• Court blocks Trump administration's transgender military ban — A US district judge in Washington DC rejected the Trump administration's attempt to lift a court order preventing the implementation of a ban on transgender individuals serving in the military.
• Court rejects Trump administration's appeal on federal worker firings — The ninth US circuit court of appeals refused to pause a previous ruling that required the Trump administration to reinstate over 17,000 probationary federal employees who were fired as part of a workforce reduction
• Appeals Court Upholds Rehire of Federal Workers — An appeals court declined to overturn a federal judge's order requiring the Trump administration to rehire thousands of federal workers who were subject to mass firings.

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• 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

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• 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.

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• 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).

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• Department of Health and Human Services Cancels Federal Grants — The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the cancellation of over $12 billion in federal grants to states, which supported mental health services, addiction treatment, and infectious disease tracking.
• HHS Pulls Federal Grants for Health Programs — HHS abruptly pulled more than $12 billion in federal grants for state programs tracking infectious diseases, mental health services, and addiction treatment.

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• Texas lawmakers advance bill criminalizing assignment of certain literature — Texas lawmakers have advanced SB 412, a bill that would make it a crime for teachers and librarians to assign or provide books containing sexually explicit content, punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
• Texas Senate alters book selection process for school libraries — The Texas Senate has passed SB 13, which changes the process for selecting books in school libraries, transferring authority from trained librarians to school boards.
• Texas Senate mandates display of Ten Commandments in classrooms — The Texas Senate has passed SB 10, which requires all classrooms to display a copy of the Ten Commandments.

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• Rumeysa Ozturk Arrested by Immigration Officers — Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish student at Tufts University, was arrested by plainclothes immigration officers while on her way to break her Ramadan fast.
• Federal court order violated in transfer of detained student — The Trump administration appeared to violate a federal court order by transferring Rumeysa Ozturk, a doctoral student detained for her activism, to a Louisiana immigration center.
• ICE Detains Tufts Graduate Student Rumeysa Ozturk — On Tuesday, federal immigration agents detained Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish national and Tufts University doctoral student, in Massachusetts.

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• FDA Delays Effective Date for Nonprescription Drug Rule — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has delayed the effective date of the final rule titled "Nonprescription Drug Product With an Additional Condition for Nonprescription Use" to May 27, 2025.

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• HHS Hires Vaccine Skeptic for Autism Study — HHS hired vaccine skeptic David Geier to lead a federal study on the connection between immunizations and autism, raising concerns about the credibility of the research.
• HHS Pulls Back COVID-19 Funds for Public Health Departments — The Department of Health and Human Services announced it would retract over $11 billion in COVID-19-related funds for state and local public health departments, impacting their ability to respond to public health needs.

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• Case update — Democratic National Committee v. Trump (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-00587 — Trump and Bondi, in their capacities as defendants, filed a memorandum opposing Plaintiffs' motion for a PI, asserting that Plaintiffs' claim lacks standing and ripeness and that Plaintiffs have failed to establish
• — The FEC and its individual commissioners, in their capacities as defendants, filed a memorandum opposing Plaintiffs' motion for a PI, asserting that Plaintiffs' alleged injuries are speculative and therefore neither

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• Case update — J.G.G. v. Trump (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-00766 — Defendants filed a notice invoking the state-secrets privilege in response to the March 18 minute order.

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• Case update — Ozturk v. Hyde (D. Vt.) 1:25-cv-12334 — Judge Indira Talwani issued an order requiring the Department of Homeland Security to provide 48-hours notice before moving Ozturk outside of the District of Massachusetts.

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• Case update — The Associated Press v. Budowich (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-00532 — Defendants filed a supplemental declaration from Taylor Budowich, the White House Deputy Chief of Staff and Cabinet Secretary.

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• Case update — Widakuswara v. Kari Lake (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-01015 — Plaintiffs renewed their request for an immediate TRO in response to statements by Defendant Lake indicating an intent to proceed with the dismantling of VOA.
• Cases consolidated — California Infrastructure and Economic Development v. Citibank and EPA (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-00820 — This case was consolidated with Climate United Fund v.
• Motion denied — Abrego Garcia v. Noem (D. Md.) 8:25-cv-00951 — Judge Paula Xinis denied Plaintiffs' emergency motion for a TRO.

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• House Speaker Johnson Suggests Eliminating Federal Courts — House Speaker Mike Johnson suggested that Congress has the authority to eliminate some federal courts, raising concerns about judicial independence and the separation of powers.
• Mike Johnson suggests defunding or restructuring federal courts — House Speaker Mike Johnson suggested the possibility of defunding, restructuring, or eliminating U.S.
• Trump Administration Challenges Judicial Authority — The Trump administration has been actively challenging judges who rule against it, aiming to erode public trust in the judicial system.

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• Judge blocks deportation of Columbia protester — A federal judge in Manhattan has issued a temporary restraining order preventing immigration officials from detaining Yunseo Chung, a Columbia University student and legal permanent resident.
• Federal judge grants temporary restraining order for Columbia student — A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order preventing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from detaining Yunseo Chung, a Columbia University student and legal permanent resident.
• Federal judge halts deportation efforts against Columbia student — A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to stop its efforts to arrest and deport Yunseo Chung, a Columbia University student whose green card was revoked after participating in a pro-Palestinian protest.

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• 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.

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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."