Trump threatens to sue writers who use anonymous sourcing in new attack on US media

Doug Wilson, founder of the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches (CREC), wrote in his 1996 book Southern Slavery: As It Was, that there had “never been a multi-racial society which has existed with such mutual intimacy and harmony in the history of the world.”

Pete Hegseth’s church, Pilgrim Hill Reformed Fellowship outside Nashville, Tennessee, is reportedly a member of CREC, which has congregations in nearly all 50 states and several foreign countries.

Speaking to reporters this morning about Elon Musk’s attendance at the first Cabinet meeting, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said, “Elon is working with the Cabinet secretaries and their staff every single day to identify waste, fraud, and abuse at these respective agencies.”

She added: “All of the Cabinet secretaries take the advice and direction of DOGE.”

There are confirmation hearings in the Senate Judiciary Committee for John Sauer and Harmeet Dhillon today.

Sauer, Trump’s pick for solicitor general, argued for his immunity in front of appeals court judges and the Supreme Court. He notably did not deny that the kind of immunity he demanded included a shield of criminal liability for a president who orders the assassination of his rivals.

Dhillon, Trump’s pick for assistant attorney general for civil rights, is an election conspiracy theorist whose firm backed attention-grabbing lawsuits on behalf of right-wing activists against gender-affirming care, as well as school policies and state and local laws designed to protect LGBT+ people.

Donald Trump has threatened to sue writers who use anonymous sources or off-the-record quotes in books and in the media in general, claiming they are made up and the people often do not exist.

The president even suggested creating a “NICE NEW LAW” to stop the practice, which would likely immediately run into First Amendment court challenges.

Here’s what he wrote on Truth Social this morning:

As a President who is being given credit for having the Best Opening Month of any President in history, quite naturally, here come the Fake books and stories with the so-called “anonymous,” or “off the record,” quotes. At some point I am going to sue some of these dishonest authors and book publishers, or even media in general, to find out whether or not these “anonymous sources” even exist, which they largely do not. They are made up, defamatory fiction, and a big price should be paid for this blatant dishonesty. I’ll do it as a service to our Country. Who knows, maybe we will create some NICE NEW LAW!!!

The new FBI Director reportedly privately agreed with an FBI agent advocacy group to install an active special agent to serve as deputy director – only to then have Trump choose an inexperienced and controversial loyalist instead.

As Donald Trump prepares to hold his first cabinet meeting today, with Elon Musk, a non-cabinet member, in attendance, the president wants to ensure everyone is on message.

This follows the chaos and confusion caused by Musk’s email to federal workers over the weekend, which many agency heads had to tell their staff to ignore.

Here’s what Trump wrote on Truth Social a few moments ago:

Here’s Eric Garcia on John Thune and his disagreement with the U.S. decision to vote against the United Nations resolution on the war in Ukraine earlier this week, a position that puts him at odds with the president’s recent comments on the conflict.

The acting administrator of Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, reluctantly named by the White House yesterday, turns out to be a low-profile executive who has a background in healthcare technology and worked in the first Trump administration.

Here’s what we know about her.

He’s still at it, this time applauding the speaker for last night’s events in the House.

A legal challenge has been filed against a Trump administration directive that gave schools and universities two weeks to eliminate any “race-based” practices or risk losing federal funding.

The lawsuit, brought in Maryland by the American Federation of Teachers union and the American Sociological Association, alleges that the Education Department’s memo, issued on February 14, violates the First and Fifth Amendments.

The plaintiffs argue that the memo forces schools to only teach views supported by the federal government, which infringes on free speech.

They also claim the directive is too vague, leaving schools uncertain about which practices would be considered in violation.