False or misleading claims, access restrictions, attacks on press independence and erosion of democratic norms.
The Justice Department sued California election officials, including Secretary of State Shirley Weber, on Oct. 15, seeking a court order to block the state from counting mail ballots in the Nov. 3 midterm election from...
U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, a first-term Trump appointee, ruled Oct. 13 that Trump likely violated the First Amendment by banning CNN, MS Now and Politico from the White House over their coverage, extending a...
The Justice Department's Antitrust Division opened an investigation on Oct. 10, 2026, into whether ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox News broke antitrust law by jointly suspending White House pool coverage of President Trump...
A DHS press release announcing the arrest of Chimaobim Adedayo Igbojekwe, a Nigerian national, for indecent exposure said he worked for Janelle Stelson, the Democrat challenging Rep. Scott Perry in Pennsylvania's 10th...
Documents obtained by Democracy Forward through a public-records request, reported by The New York Times on October 7, 2026, show DHS investigated more than 150 nonprofits hunting for noncitizens on voter rolls...
On October 5, 2026, the White House barred Politico from traveling aboard Air Force One during President Trump's campaign trip to Nebraska, continuing a monthlong fight over press access that began when Trump barred CNN...
On October 5, 2026, Trump said he would stop directing federal agencies to pay for television ads promoting his presidency and would instead have his super PAC, MAGA Inc., cover the cost going forward. "I've decided to...
On September 28, 2026, Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick announced a $15 billion Mesabi Metallics steel plant in Iowa, with Lutnick declaring "this deal is done" and Trump claiming construction had already...
In an interview published by TIME on October 1, 2026, Trump made several claims the magazine's own fact-check found inaccurate. He said Iran's inflation rate was "300% or something like that," versus the 83.8% Iran's...
Two ethics groups filed complaints in late September 2026 over taxpayer-funded ads promoting the administration. CREW filed September 30 over CBP ads airing since September 23 about "defeating communism in America,"...