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‘Media tribalism and media bias’: Trump’s flurry of lawsuits changes the game for news outlets

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters at his Mar-a-Lago club, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President Trump has buried media outlets in an unprecedented avalanche of lawsuits alleging they defamed him and sullied his reputation, a move legal scholars say could strike the largest blow against media bias ever seen.

Russia killed opposition leader with frog poison, 5 European countries say

In this Aug. 22, 2019, file photo, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny speaks to the media prior to a court session in Moscow, Russia. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was “highly likely” killed in 2024 by a toxin found in poison dart frogs, five European nations said in a statement Saturday.

In this Aug. 22, 2019, file photo, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny speaks to the media prior to a court session in Moscow, Russia. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Russia killed opposition leader with frog poison, 5 European countries say

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

U.S. Army soldiers cross a floating bridge on the Imjin River during a joint river-crossing exercise between South Korea and the United States as a part of the Freedom Shield military exercise in Yeoncheon, South Korea, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

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Trump celebrates crime drop across 67 largest police departments and cities he called ‘war zones’

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Stephen A. Smith teases 2028 presidential run

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State Department links left-leaning nonprofits to Chinese propaganda

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

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Stephen A. Smith teases 2028 presidential run

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State Department links left-leaning nonprofits to Chinese propaganda

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Woman killed, another critically injured in alleged hit-and-run in D.C.

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

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A lawsuit seeks to stop Trump’s overhaul of a 100-year-old public golf course in Washington

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Journalist Don Lemon, right, speaks to the media outside the U.S. District Courthouse in St. Paul, Minn., Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Tom Baker)

Don Lemon pleads not guilty to charges in Minnesota church protest

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By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

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Trump endorses his friend Viktor Orban, a Putin ally, for reelection in Hungary

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters at his Mar-a-Lago club, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

‘Media tribalism and media bias’: Trump’s flurry of lawsuits changes the game for news outlets

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump listens to a question from a reporter during an event with Environmental Protection Agency director Lee Zeldin to announce the EPA will no longer regulate greenhouse gases, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump invites Latin America leaders to attend summit in Florida

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

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