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1 month ago | 
mediamatters.org | Kayla R Gogarty |Payton Armstrong |Jack Winstanley |Pete Tsipis |Ben Van Bloem |Jack Wheatley | +1 more
During the first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s second term, popular online shows that self-identify as nonpolitical but have a right-leaning ideological bent have repeatedly discussed key figures, policies, and events of his administration. For example, they talked about Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.
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1 month ago | 
mediamatters.org | Kayla R Gogarty |Courtney Hagle |John Whitehouse |Payton Armstrong |Jack Wheatley |Jack Winstanley | +6 more
In a new study of top pro-Trump online shows in the days after President Donald Trump launched his formal tariff plan, Media Matters has found some dissension as his economic policy disrupts the global economy — even as this ecosystem still overwhelmingly supports him.
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2 months ago | 
mediamatters.org | Jack Wheatley
In recent weeks, the Trump administration has come under criticism for its decision to deport Venezuelan migrants, who the White House alleged are undocumented gang members, to a prison in El Salvador. Controversy ensued when the Trump administration allegedly refused to return planes carrying the deportees after Washington, D.C., District Court Judge James Boasberg issued an order temporarily blocking the deportations after he verbally ordered the flights to turn around.
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2 months ago | 
mediamatters.org | Chloe Simon |Noah Dowe |Jack Wheatley |Gideon Taaffe
On March 24, The Atlantic published a bombshell story from Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg reporting that he had been mistakenly added to a group chat on the messaging app Signal in which senior Trump administration officials discussed plans for a U.S. military strike in Yemen.
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2 months ago | 
mediamatters.org | Jack Wheatley |Payton Armstrong
Right-wing media figures are attacking Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts for his statement rebuking President Donald Trump’s demand to impeach judges who rule against his executive orders. Media figures are claiming that Roberts is overstepping his authority, defending Trump’s call to impeach judges, and even calling for the impeachment of Roberts.
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2 months ago | 
mediamatters.org | Jack Winstanley |Gideon Taaffe |Jack Wheatley |Pete Tsipis
Right-wing media have continued their crusade against judges who challenge President Donald Trump and his administration, attacking a federal judge who issued an order to halt the deportation of approximately 250 suspected gang members. After the administration failed to stop the flight, Judge James Boasberg demanded details on the Department of Justice’s “possible defiance” of the order.
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2 months ago | 
mediamatters.org | Zachary Pleat |Chloe Simon |Jack Wheatley
In just the first two months of Trump’s presidency, he has made numerous announcements imposing, canceling, delaying, and carving out exemptions for his tariffs. On Inauguration Day, Trump promised to impose 25% tariffs across-the-board on Canadian and Mexican imports beginning February 1. Those tariffs were then delayed until February 4, and then again until March 4.
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2 months ago | 
mediamatters.org | Craig Harrington |Jack Wheatley |Chloe Simon |Zachary Pleat |Jane Lee
In the weeks since his second inauguration, President Donald Trump's chaotic governance and threatening rhetoric have wreaked havoc on the “dream economy” that he inherited from the Biden-Harris administration, which was called “the envy of the world” in the lead-up to Election Day. have already begun to flash warnings that Trump's policy agenda, and promises of even more disruptive moves to come, may send the economy into a recession.
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Feb 26, 2025 | 
mediamatters.org | Gideon Taaffe |Jack Winstanley |Kayla R Gogarty |Jack Wheatley
President Donald Trump has been openly courting MAGA media figures — giving them significant access to his new administration and even appointing former Fox News hosts to prominent positions in the government. The Trump administration has simultaneously welcomed MAGA influencers into the White House, Cabinet departments, and other federal agencies while restricting access of mainstream media that have long covered those institutions.
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Feb 13, 2025 | 
mediamatters.org | Jack Winstanley |Jack Wheatley
On February 10, U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell issued an order for the Trump administration to “immediately restore frozen funding” after the White House failed to fully comply with his previous ruling.
