Claims tagged with "US Government"

View all claims tagged with "US Government"

Clear Filter

Subject Tag

Extracted Claims (96)

Velchik is also retreading arguments the Trump administration made last year after the White House banned some Associated Press reporters who declined to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of Am... 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Media , US Government

Simplified: In 2025, the Trump administration banned some Associated Press reporters from the White House after they declined to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as th...

1 sources

2 weeks ago
Boutrous said the letters that cited stories from the outlets that allegedly threatened national security “have been out there for months and months and months.” “Most of them are from a long time ago... 1.000

👤 Theodore J. Boutrous 📋 News Article 🏷️ Legal , Media , US Government

Simplified: During a court hearing on September 23, 2026, media lawyer Theodore Boutrous stated that the stories cited by the White House as national security thr...

0 sources

2 weeks ago
The White House, in a filing on Tuesday night, said that the media outlets received “post-deprivation” process because they have until Friday to challenge their exclusion from the building and grounds... 1.000

👤 White House 📋 News Article 🏷️ Legal , Media , US Government

Simplified: In a court filing on September 22, 2026, the White House stated that banned media outlets received 'post-deprivation' process because they had until F...

1 sources

2 weeks ago
On rebuttal, Theodore J. Boutrous is suggesting that the national security questions brought up in the case were raised strategically days after the bans, as a late justification for retaliating again... 1.000

👤 Theodore J. Boutrous 📋 News Article 🏷️ Legal , Media , US Government

Simplified: In his rebuttal during a September 23, 2026 hearing, media lawyer Theodore Boutrous suggested the Trump administration's national security justificati...

0 sources

2 weeks ago
Trump has also cited national security as a reason to build a new ballroom on White House grounds and investigate leaks to journalists. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , US Government

Simplified: President Trump has previously cited national security as a reason to build a new ballroom on White House grounds and to investigate leaks to journali...

0 sources

2 weeks ago
The judge has decided to take the arguments under advisement and issue a ruling as soon as possible. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Legal , US Government

Simplified: On September 23, 2026, Judge Kelly decided to take the arguments regarding the White House press ban under advisement and will issue a ruling as soon...

0 sources

2 weeks ago
Mr. Trump’s defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has also imposed reporting and access restrictions on news organizations that have been successfully challenged in court by The Times; the Pentagon is appe... 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Legal , Media , US Government

Simplified: President Trump's defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, imposed reporting and access restrictions on news organizations, which were successfully challenged...

0 sources

2 weeks ago
In the 2018 case, the same judge ruled in favor of returning Jim Acosta’s press pass after he heard nearly two hours of arguments on a Wednesday. The following Friday, he issued a temporary restrainin... 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Legal , Media , US Government

Simplified: In a 2018 case involving CNN reporter Jim Acosta's press pass, Judge Kelly issued a temporary restraining order in favor of Acosta, after which the Tr...

0 sources

2 weeks ago
Yesterday, William Turton, Avi Asher-Schapiro, Molly Redden, and Kirsten Berg of ProPublica published a blockbuster story reporting that the anti-corruption group of the Federal Bureau of Investigatio... 1.000

👤 Heather Cox Richardson 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Media , Investigation , US Government

Simplified: A ProPublica report published on September 22, 2026, stated that the FBI's anti-corruption group was investigating Senator Susan Collins for a pay-to-...

0 sources

2 weeks ago
In the filing, Mr. Vetter wrote that the Office of the Inspector General reviewed the situation and determined that there had been no “knowing violation” of the Ethics in Government Act. 1.000

👤 Mark Vetter 📋 News Article 🏷️ Law , Ethics , US Government

Simplified: According to a filing note by Treasury ethics official Mark Vetter, the Office of the Inspector General reviewed Scott Bessent's financial disclosure...

0 sources

2 weeks ago
This week, he held meetings with Chinese officials at the New York headquarters of JPMorgan Chase. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ International Relations , Finance , US Government

Simplified: During the week of September 23, 2026, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent held meetings with Chinese officials at the New York headquarters of JPMorgan...

0 sources

2 weeks ago
Mr. Bessent divested the farmland holdings last December after requesting an extension. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Finance , Ethics , US Government

Simplified: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent divested his North Dakota soybean farmland holdings in December 2025 after requesting an extension.

0 sources

2 weeks ago
It is the second time that the Treasury secretary failed to comply with the divestment requirements that cabinet officials face when assuming top government roles. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Ethics , US Government , Regulatory Compliance

Simplified: This is the second time Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has failed to comply with divestment requirements for cabinet officials.

0 sources

2 weeks ago
A former hedge fund manager, Mr. Bessent last year reported having assets worth more than $700 million after being tapped to be President Trump’s Treasury secretary. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Finance , Biography , US Government

Simplified: In 2025, after being nominated as Treasury Secretary, former hedge fund manager Scott Bessent reported having assets worth more than $700 million.

0 sources

2 weeks ago
Last August, the ethics office alerted the Senate that Mr. Bessent was delinquent in selling his holdings of thousands of acres of North Dakota soybean farmland. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Ethics , US Government , Regulatory Compliance

Simplified: In August 2025, the Office of Government Ethics alerted the Senate that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was delinquent in selling his holdings of Nor...

0 sources

2 weeks ago
Mr. Freeman was appointed last July to serve on the American Battle Monuments Commission. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Appointments , US Government

Simplified: In July 2026, John Freeman, husband of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, was appointed to the American Battle Monuments Commission.

0 sources

2 weeks ago
Instead of reporting the money as stock, the initial financial disclosure form that Mr. Bessent filed last year ahead of his confirmation indicated that the funds were cash in an undisclosed bank acco... 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Finance , Ethics , US Government

Simplified: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's initial 2025 financial disclosure form incorrectly listed his husband's JPMorgan stock holdings as cash in an undis...

0 sources

2 weeks ago
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent failed to disclose at least $100,000 of his husband’s JPMorgan stock last year, triggering a review of his family’s finances by the Treasury Department’s Office of Ins... 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Finance , Ethics , US Government

Simplified: In 2025, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent failed to disclose at least $100,000 of his husband’s JPMorgan stock, which triggered a review by the Treasu...

0 sources

2 weeks ago
The funds were divested last July after the error was caught and Mr. Bessent paid a $200 late fee because the mistake was not reported in a timely matter, according to a note on the filing written by... 1.000

👤 Mark Vetter 📋 News Article 🏷️ Finance , Ethics , US Government

Simplified: In July 2026, after the reporting error was discovered, the JPMorgan stock was divested and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent paid a $200 late fee for...

0 sources

2 weeks ago
Mr. Vetter said the holding had been “inadvertently reported” as cash instead of an equity holding. 1.000

👤 Mark Vetter 📋 News Article 🏷️ Finance , Ethics , US Government

Simplified: Treasury Department ethics official Mark Vetter stated that the JPMorgan stock holding had been 'inadvertently reported' as cash.

0 sources

2 weeks ago