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628 matching recordsMackenzie returns the $2,600 Kidan contribution2026-07-30Donald J. TrumpGranted the pardon preceding reporting of the returned contributionAdam R. Kidan1 sourceTwelve-state challenge bars Paramount-WBD closing pending a merits ruling2026-07-24Donald J. Trumpmedia executive closely allied with TrumpDavid Ellison3 sourcesTwelve-state challenge bars Paramount-WBD closing pending a merits ruling2026-07-24Donald J. Trumpclose Trump associate and financing guarantor for his son's media companyLarry Ellison3 sourcesTwelve-state challenge bars Paramount-WBD closing pending a merits ruling2026-07-24Multistate challenge to Paramount-WBD mergerstate complaint sought to block proposed acquisitionParamount Skydance Corporation3 sourcesEU approval required divestiture of a concentrated advertising interest2026-07-22Donald J. Trumpmedia executive closely allied with TrumpDavid Ellison2 sourcesEU approval required divestiture of a concentrated advertising interest2026-07-22Donald J. Trumpclose Trump associate and financing guarantor for his son's media companyLarry Ellison2 sourcesEU approval required divestiture of a concentrated advertising interest2026-07-22European Commissionconditionally approved acquisition after divestiture commitmentsParamount Skydance Corporation2 sourcesTrump Media announces paid low-latency Truth API2026-07-16Trump Media & Technology Group Corp.announced and providesTruth API1 sourceCarr accepted more than $63,000 in CBS- or Paramount-funded gala tickets2026-07-15Donald J. Trumpappointee accepted gifts from regulated broadcasterBrendan Carr2 sourcesCarr accepted more than $63,000 in CBS- or Paramount-funded gala tickets2026-07-15Donald J. Trumpagency ethics process cleared chair's attendanceFederal Communications Commission2 sourcesCarr accepted more than $63,000 in CBS- or Paramount-funded gala tickets2026-07-15Donald J. Trumpregulated company funded appointee's gala ticketsParamount Skydance Corporation2 sourcesTrump grants Adam Kidan a full pardon2026-07-03Donald J. TrumpGranted a full and unconditional pardonAdam R. Kidan1 sourceBirthright-citizenship restriction struck down2026-06-30Donald J. Trumpissued unconstitutional citizenship restrictionExecutive Order 141601 sourceKidan's $2,600 leadership-PAC contribution precedes July pardon2026-06-30Adam R. KidanContributed to the congressman's leadership PAC; contribution later returnedRyan Mackenzie2 sourcesKidan's $2,600 leadership-PAC contribution precedes July pardon2026-06-30Donald J. TrumpGranted the donor's subsequent July 3 pardonAdam R. Kidan2 sourcesIndependent-agency removal shield dismantled2026-06-29Donald J. Trumpremoved commissioner and defeated tenure protectionFTC commissioner for-cause removal protection1 sourceGAO counted nearly 378,000 separations across 22 major agencies in 20252026-06-17Elon Muskcoordinated a workforce drive producing mass separationsOffice of Personnel Management1 sourceGAO counted nearly 378,000 separations across 22 major agencies in 20252026-06-17Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk1 sourceGAO counted nearly 378,000 separations across 22 major agencies in 20252026-06-17Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed OMB director and acting CFPB directorRussell Vought1 sourceDHS staffing changed about 1 percent while most major agencies shrank2026-06-17Elon Muskpreserved department-wide headcount while FEMA capacity was disruptedU.S. Department of Homeland Security2 sourcesDHS staffing changed about 1 percent while most major agencies shrank2026-06-17Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk1 sourceDHS staffing changed about 1 percent while most major agencies shrank2026-06-17Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed homeland security secretaryKristi Noem1 sourceDHS staffing changed about 1 percent while most major agencies shrank2026-06-17Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed OMB director and acting CFPB directorRussell Vought1 sourceEducation Department staffing fell by more than 45 percent2026-06-17Elon Muskimplemented DOGE-backed staffing reductionsU.S. Department of Education1 sourceEducation Department staffing fell by more than 45 percent2026-06-17Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed education secretaryLinda McMahon1 sourceEducation Department staffing fell by more than 45 percent2026-06-17Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk1 sourceThe workforce at 22 major agencies fell by nearly 256,0002026-06-17Elon Muskdrove net federal workforce contractionOffice of Personnel Management1 sourceThe workforce at 22 major agencies fell by nearly 256,0002026-06-17Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk1 sourceThe workforce at 22 major agencies fell by nearly 256,0002026-06-17Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed OMB director and acting CFPB directorRussell Vought1 sourceJustice Department closed its Paramount-WBD investigation2026-06-12Donald J. Trumpmedia executive closely allied with TrumpDavid Ellison3 sourcesJustice Department closed its Paramount-WBD investigation2026-06-12Donald J. Trumpclose Trump associate and financing guarantor for his son's media companyLarry Ellison3 sourcesJustice Department closed its Paramount-WBD investigation2026-06-12U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Divisionclosed federal antitrust investigation without a challengeParamount Skydance Corporation3 sourcesCourt voids the renaming, restores trustee voting rights and halts the first closure plan2026-05-291 sourceMO Strategies reports $500,000 for mixed immigration and pardon work2026-05-24MO Strategies, Inc.Reported Q1 income for the named client's mixed lobbying engagementBlessinger Legal PLLC1 sourceMO Strategies reports $500,000 for mixed immigration and pardon work2026-05-24Marty ObstFounded and leads the lobbying firmMO Strategies, Inc.1 sourceMO Strategies reports $500,000 for mixed immigration and pardon work2026-05-24Donald J. TrumpFormer campaign adviser in 2016 and 2020Marty Obst1 sourceBlanche signs broad release of tax claims against Trump and affiliates2026-05-19Donald J. TrumpNamed plaintiff covered by the May 19 release of government claimsTrump IRS settlement and tax-immunity orders2 sourcesTrump's IRS settlement commits DOJ to an anti-weaponization fund2026-05-18Donald J. TrumpPlaintiff in settlement requiring creation of a claims fundTrump IRS settlement and tax-immunity orders1 sourceHouse Democrats sought Ellison records on merger contacts and editorial commitments2026-05-12Donald J. Trumpmedia executive closely allied with TrumpDavid Ellison2 sourcesTrump orders federal controls over mail ballots2026-03-311 source