# Incidents, national level, head of government Donald Trump, outcome reversed

Each incident is a dated action by a government, an official, a regulator, a court or a legislature that limited journalists' ability to gather or publish news.

The number of entries reflects the depth of this record, not the severity of a country's conduct.

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6 incidents match this view.

| Date | Incident | Country | Tactic | Head of government | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 10, 2026 | [Customs officers seize Grayzone editor's phones at Virginia airport over Iran reporting](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2026-cbp-seizes-grayzone-editor-phones-airport) | [United States](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/us) ([RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Surveillance and subpoenas](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/surveillance_and_subpoenas) | [Donald Trump](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/donald-trump) | Reversed (July 17, 2026) |
| September 17, 2025 | [United States: Federal Communications Commission chairman's remarks and the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, September 2025](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2025-fcc-pressure-precedes-kimmel-suspension) | [United States](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/us) ([RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Funding and ownership pressure](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/funding_and_ownership_pressure) | [Donald Trump](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/donald-trump) | Reversed (September 23, 2025) |
| July 23, 2020 | [Federal officers restrict press access to Portland protests; judge orders them to stop](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2020-federal-officers-target-journalists-portland-injunction) | [United States](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/us) ([RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Access bans](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/access_ban) | [Donald Trump](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/donald-trump) | Reversed (July 23, 2020) |
| May 23, 2019 | [United States indicts WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange under the Espionage Act](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2019-us-assange-espionage-act-indictment) | [United States](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/us) ([RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Secrets and espionage laws](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/secrets_and_espionage_laws) | [Donald Trump](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/donald-trump) | Reversed (June 25, 2024) |
| November 7, 2018 | [White House revokes CNN correspondent Jim Acosta's press credential after a news conference exchange with President Trump](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2018-us-cnn-acosta-credential-revoked) | [United States](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/us) ([RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Credential control](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/credential_control) | [Donald Trump](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/donald-trump) | Reversed (November 19, 2018) |
| November 7, 2018 | [United States: White House suspension of CNN correspondent Jim Acosta's hard pass, November 2018](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2018-white-house-revokes-acosta-press-pass) | [United States](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/us) ([RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Credential control](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/credential_control) | [Donald Trump](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/donald-trump) | Reversed (November 19, 2018) |

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