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Stories / Press Freedom / Event · Sep 9 – Oct 5, 2026

Trump Press Ban

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13Members · 12 D · 1 R
12Actions · 11 D · 1 R
9States & territories · MD · AZ · CA · IL lead
0Bills named

How the conversation moved

Democrat Republican · one dot = one action
Action typeWk ofSep 65Wk ofSep 133Wk ofSep 202Wk ofSep 271Wk ofOct 41Total
Sent lettersTo agencies, companies, officials 7
CriticizedA policy, decision or person 4
Filed or pushed billsNew, reintroduced or passed 1

Where they stand

No member argued against another in this window

What each party did · Democrats 11 · Republicans 1

  • 7Sent letters0
  • 3Criticized1
  • 1Filed or pushed bills0

Most active

  1. DRaskin MD1
  2. DKrishnamoorthi IL1
  3. DLuján NM1
  4. DOlszewski MD1
  5. DKelly AZ1
  6. IKiley CA1
  7. DCosta CA1
  8. DFrankel FL1

By state

  • MD3
  • AZ2
  • CA2
  • IL1
  • NM1
  • FL1
  • NH1
  • NV1

+1 more with fewer actions

Every action

12 actions · 13 releases
  1. Oct 5, 2026
    • Bill

      DRaskin MD

      Introduced resolution opposing book bans and censorship in schools and museums.

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  2. Oct 2, 2026
  3. Sep 21, 2026
  4. Sep 19, 2026
    • Criticism

      IKiley CA

      Opposed Trump administration's denial of White House press access to CNN, MSNBC and Politico.

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  5. Sep 18, 2026
    • Criticism

      DCosta CA

      Criticized Trump administration's ban of CNN, MSNBC, and Politico from White House.

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  6. Sep 16, 2026
    • Letter

      DFrankel FL

      Sent letter to FAA requesting delay on permanent Mar-a-Lago flight restrictions.

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  7. Sep 10, 2026
    • Letter

      DPappas NH

      Led 99 members calling on Postmaster General to revoke mail-in voting restrictions.

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  8. Sep 9, 2026
    • Letter

      DGallego AZ

      Demanded USPS halt vote-by-mail restrictions ahead of 2026 midterm elections.

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    • Letter

      DCortez Masto NV

      Filed Supreme Court brief opposing USPS rule limiting mail-in voting.

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    • Letter

      DIvey MD

      Led 261 lawmakers filing amicus brief to block Trump's executive order limiting mail-in voting.

      Release ↗

    • Letter

      DHoyle OR

      Joined 250-member bipartisan coalition filing amicus brief challenging executive order on mail-in voting.

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Summaries, action types, amounts and positions are read from each press release by AI and can be wrong. Joint releases (same day, same action, matching title or amount) count once. How it works