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- A U.S. federal judge blocked U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration from using DHS funds for political advertisements.
- The Department of Justice admitted spending $15.4 million on ads that aired over 16,000 times through October 8.
- Senior DHS official Holly C. Mehringer confirmed LMD Agency purchased approximately $19 million in media buys by October 11.
- DNC litigation director Daniel J. Freeman sued, alleging White House staff used congressional appropriations for the ads, violating law.