Norm Eisen
American diplomat
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This is part of a pattern of the government routinely saying one thing and doing another,
- Norm Eisen and Kyle Freeny, Beatty’s lawyers, told the Times of the rehearsals in the spaceHuffPosthuffpost.com/entry/kennedy…
This is an unlawful and outrageous misuse of public funds,
- former White House ethics lawyer and Democracy Defenders Action co-founder Norm Eisen told The Independent last weekThe Independentindependent.co.uk/news/world…
His ‘election security’ crusade was only ever about one voter: him,
- wrote Norm Eisen, a former White House ethics lawyer and prominent voting rights attorney with Democracy Defenders ActionThe Independentindependent.co.uk/news/world…
Even with this court, you can go too far beyond the bounds,
- said Norm Eisen, co-founder of Democracy Defenders Fund, which has challenged Trump on multiple frontsNBC Newsnbcnews.com/politics/supreme…
The president and his administration have gone from breaking the law to trampling it,
- said Norm Eisen, a former White House special counsel for ethics and government reform under Barack Obama, who has sued the Trump administration several timesThe New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/09…
Congress has established governmentwide restrictions on the use of appropriated funds for publicity or propaganda through annual appropriations bills,
- said Mr. Eisen, who has sued the Trump administration on several fronts as co-founder of Democracy Defenders ActionThe New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/09…
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The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/world…Federal Communications Commission (FCC) head Brendan Carr swatted away concerns about a pro-Trump TV advertisement billed as a public service announcement that sparked outrage from Democrats and government watchdogs this week
The Hillthehill.com/homenews/media…Trump's Taxpayer-Funded Ads Draw Bipartisan Criticism
Timetime.com/article/2026…Experts rail against ‘corrupt’ use of public dollars for ‘political propaganda’ ahead of midterm elections
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/world…White House airs another government-funded ad, this time with Trump warning of 'final battle'
CNNcnn.com/2026/09…Television advertisements with a pro-Trump message — and paid for by the U.S. government — are expanding their reach ahead of November's midterm elections, prompting bipartisan scrutiny over whether the campaign complies with federal restrictions on taxpayer-funded publicity and propaganda
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The New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/09…Trump’s battle to rename the Kennedy Center has put its future at risk
Guardiantheguardian.com/us/news…When President Donald Trump’s name was ordered removed from the Kennedy Center this spring, it seemed that an opening to move on from his reign over the performing arts center might have emerged
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Fox Newsfoxnews.com/politics/kavanaugh…Steiner, a former chief executive of Waste Management, has spent much of the past year guiding the postal service through political turbulence and financial hardship
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/world…Trump: Put my name on the Kennedy Centre or I’ll cancel $257m renovation
The Telegraphtelegraph.co.uk/us/news…The effort is part of Trump's broader vision of leaving his cultural and aesthetic mark on the U.S. capital, including a large new ballroom to replace the White House East Wing he ordered demolished, a troubled renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and a planned "triumphal arch" near the nation's main cemetery honoring its war dead
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Guardiantheguardian.com/us/news…MS NOW’s Nicolle Wallace on Wednesday sought to put into perspective just how wild Donald Trump’s $45,000 cash gift to his devoted aide Natalie Harp — and similar gifts to other staffers — was by comparing it with what she received from former President George W. Bush for her wedding
HuffPosthuffpost.com/entry/nicolle…Trump officials threaten Kennedy Center demolition if court blocks renovations
BBCbbc.com/news/articles…The battle over the Kennedy Center's future escalated Thursday as Trump's allies on the board took new steps to commemorate him
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France 24france24.com/en/americas…Kennedy Center board votes to restore Trump name
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The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/world…Trump administration accused of ‘destroying’ Reflecting Pool evidence after lawsuit sheds light on construction damage
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Irish Timesirishtimes.com/world/us…Trump holds off firing Jeanine Pirro despite slamming her over Reflecting Pool climbdown
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Hindustan Timeshindustantimes.com/world/news…Justice Department (DOJ) attorneys representing the historic performing arts center asked a district court late Friday evening for a 12-hour extension to the 11:59 p.m. Friday deadline
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The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/world…A formal stay is expected to be filed on Friday after a federal judge had earlier ruled that only Congress could change the name of the center
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The Jerusalem Postjpost.com/international/articl…Interior Secretary Doug Burgum would not commit to removing President Donald Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center on Sunday, despite a judge’s order requiring it to be done within two weeks
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Financial Timesft.com/content/47dc1782…Swalwell Sends Cease-and-Desist to FBI Over China Probe Files
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NBC Newsnbcnews.com/news/us…Neiyerver Adrián León Rengel said he spent four months in El Salvador’s CECOT prison
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Daily Maildailymail.co.uk/news/article…Looming Epstein Deposition Plunges Clintons Into Yet Another Scandal
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Politicopolitico.com/news/2026…Democrats accuse DoJ of not releasing millions of Epstein files despite legal requirement
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Hindustan Timeshindustantimes.com/world/news…Jewish students, faculty at University of Pennsylvania seek to limit EEOC's antisemitism probe
Reutersreuters.com/legal/government…The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is demanding the university turn over names and personal information about Jewish members of the Penn community as part of the administration’s stated goal to combat antisemitism on campuses
Guardiantheguardian.com/us/news…