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Pentagon fires top general for alleged leaks to the media

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 29, 2026
Location: Arlington, Virginia

Alleged recipient of leak →: Greg Jaffe (The New York Times)

Michael Gordon (The Wall Street Journal)
Charged under Espionage Act →: No

CIA contractor charged with leaking classified reports to journalist

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 23, 2026
Location: Washington, District of Columbia

Alleged recipient of leak →: Aída Chávez (Capital & Empire)
Charged under Espionage Act →: Yes

Correspondent booted from Air Force One following Oval Office showdown

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 21, 2026
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Andrew Feinberg (The Independent [United Kingdom])

Government agency or public official involved →: Federal government: White House
Type of denial →: Press credential or media list

Trump targets news media, punishing critical coverage of his second term

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 19, 2026
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Case number: 1:26-cv-03287
Targets: David Sanger (The New York Times), CNN, Media, MSNBC/MS NOW, Politico, The New York Times
Case status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Chilling Statement

Photojournalist thrown to the ground, arrested at LA protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 17, 2026
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Angel Perez (Independent)

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Detention date →: October 17, 2026
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Equipment damaged →: Miscellaneous equipment, 2
Actor →: Law enforcement

Photojournalist pushed, accused of being a protester at LA demonstration

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 17, 2026
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Cassandra Church (The Southlander)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

LA police officer pushes photojournalist covering ‘No Kings’ protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 17, 2026
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Christopher Almaraz (The Southlander)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Florida TV stations threatened with prosecution; sued for airing election ad

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Incident Details

Updated on: October 21, 2026
Date of incident: October 16, 2026
Location: Tallahassee, Florida
Targets: Spectrum Bay News 9, WESH, WFLA-TV, WFTS-TV, WFTV, WKCF, WKMG-TV, WOFL, WRDQ, WRMD-CD, WTSP, WTTA, WTVT, WXPX-TV

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Maryland congressman threatens student journalist over recording

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 13, 2026
Location: Cambridge, Maryland
Targets: Cat Murphy ([University of Maryland] Capital News Service)

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California TV stations hit by gunfire for second time in four days

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 13, 2026
Location: Bakersfield, California
Targets: KBAK-TV, KBFX-CD

Equipment damaged →: Building, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Todd Blanche targets press, leakers as acting attorney general

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 9, 2026
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: ABC News, CBS News, CNN, Fox News, Media, NBC News

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Gunman fires shots into California TV studios

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 9, 2026
Location: Bakersfield, California
Targets: KBAK-TV, KBFX-CD

Equipment damaged →: Building, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth targets news outlets, leakers

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 6, 2026
Location: Arlington, Virginia
Targets: Media, Stars and Stripes

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Rep. Jason Smith targets press as chair of Ways and Means Committee

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 6, 2026
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: BreakThrough News

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Former FBI director charged with leaking defense information

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 5, 2026
Location: Washington, District of Columbia

Alleged recipient of leak →: The New York Times
Charged under Espionage Act →: Yes

White House excludes Politico from Air Force One travel press pool

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Incident Details

Updated on: October 28, 2026
Date of incident: October 4, 2026
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Case number: 1:26-cv-03287
Targets: Politico
Case status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Government agency or public official involved →: Federal government: White House
Type of denial →: Press credential or media list

Maine man nearly hits reporter with car

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 1, 2026
Location: Bangor, Maine
Targets: Joe Sokol (Maine Wire)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

CNN barred from Trump’s Air Force One flight

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Incident Details

Updated on: October 28, 2026
Date of incident: September 25, 2026
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Case number: 1:26-cv-03287
Targets: CNN
Case status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Government agency or public official involved →: Federal government: White House
Type of denial →: Press credential or media list

Trump bans three outlets from White House access, citing ‘fake news’

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Incident Details

Updated on: October 28, 2026
Date of incident: September 19, 2026
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Case number: 1:26-cv-03287
Targets: CNN, MSNBC/MS NOW, Politico
Case status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Government agency or public official involved →: Federal government: White House
Type of denial →: Press credential or media list

Florida official demands outlets delete document

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 15, 2026
Location: Tallahassee, Florida
Targets: David Fleshler (South Florida Sun Sentinel), Orlando Sentinel, South Florida Sun Sentinel

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