October 30, 2026
A Manhattan federal judge on Friday expanded her order blocking the Trump administration from displaying taxpayer-funded advertisements featuring the president, blocking three ads attacking Democrats that were posted online after the judge earlier banned a set of about a dozen ads from television.
October 12, 2026
A federal judge in Manhattan ordered the Trump administration Monday to stop airing taxpayer-funded television ads in the run-up to the November midterm elections, finding a $20 million pro-Donald Trump ad buy was bankrolled by money improperly taken from the government.