A Timeline of Trump’s Fights With Media, Including Jimmy Kimmel and The New York Times
President Donald Trump has had a contentious relationship with news organizations, and the media in general, during both his terms in office.
Trump’s Moves Against the Media Mirror Approaches by Authoritarian Leaders To Silence Dissent
Trump has filed lawsuits against outlets whose coverage he dislikes, threatened to revoke TV broadcast licenses and sought to bend news organizations and social media companies to his will.
ABC Suspends Jimmy Kimmel’s Late-Night Show Indefinitely Over His Remarks About Charlie Kirk’s Death
ABC, which has aired Kimmel’s late-night show since 2003, moved swiftly after Nexstar Communications Group said it would pull the show starting Wednesday.
Trump Says He’ll Designate Antifa as a Terrorist Group but Offers Few Details
It’s unclear how the administration would label what is effectively a decentralized movement as a terrorist organization.
Army Veteran Who Burned American Flag Near White House Pleads Not Guilty to Federal Charges
The Supreme Court has ruled that flag burning is a legitimate political expression protected by the Constitution.
Judge Dismisses Indigenous Amazon Tribe’s Lawsuit Against The New York Times and TMZ
The lawsuit claimed the newspaper’s reporting on the tribe’s first exposure to the internet led to its members being widely portrayed as technology-addled and addicted to pornography.
Trump’s Threat To Target ‘Radical Left’ After Kirk Killing Raises Fears He’s Trying To Silence Foes
Critics see it as an extension of Trump’s campaign of retribution against his political enemies and an erosion of free speech rights.
University of California Students, Professors and Staff Sue the Trump Administration
The Trump administration has used its control of federal funding to push for reforms at elite colleges that the president decries as overrun by liberalism and antisemitism.