May 29, 2026
The Trump administration told a D.C. federal judge that it is complying with his injunction last week requiring White House staff to follow record-keeping rules set out in the Presidential Records Act, but signalled that it may appeal the ruling in the future.
May 20, 2026
A D.C. federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Presidential Records Act is likely constitutional and ordered White House staff to comply with it, while rejecting the Trump administration's new recordkeeping policy as insufficient.
May 13, 2026
A Trump administration attorney couldn't say whether the White House would follow Presidential Records Act requirements before disposing of records after an Office of Legal Counsel opinion unilaterally called the law unconstitutional last month.
April 15, 2026
Historians are asking a D.C. federal judge for an injunction that would force the Trump White House to preserve official records after administration attorneys declared the Presidential Records Act unconstitutional.