The moves reflect Trump’s aggressiveness toward media who displease him — even a media magnate, Rupert Murdoch, with outlets that have been friendly to him in the past.

The Palm Beach Post successfully sued for the release of transcripts from a 2006 grand jury proceeding, revealing details about the handling of the Epstein case.

The Trump administration has exerted considerable pressure on the press pool, including taking over the role of deciding which publications could participate in the pool from the White House Correspon...