An Iowa Judge Rejects Trump's Unconstitutional Attempt To Recover Damages for 'Fake News' The dismissal of the president's lawsuit against The Des Moines Register is a victory for freedom of the press. Reason · Sep 24
Trump loses big in Iowa court after trying to sue pollster for wrong election call A judge on Wednesday dismissed Donald Trump’s lawsuit accusing The Des Moines Register and its former pollster of misrepresenting the state of the 2024 presidential race The Independent UK · Sep 24
President Trump's Lawsuit Against Iowa Pollster Ann Selzer Thrown Out From today's long decision by Iowa state trial court judge Scott Beattie in Trump v. Selzer [UPDATE: link fixed]: J.… The post President Trump's Lawsuit Against Iowa Pollster Ann Selzer Thrown Out appeared first on Reason Magazine. Reason · Sep 23
At the Races: Back to our regularly scheduled programming - Roll Call Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including redistricting and the end of the shutdown. Roll Call · Nov 13, 2025
Checked Out Plus: Gender on passports, New York's gang database, SNAP fight continues, and more... Reason · Nov 7, 2025
Trump drops federal lawsuit against Iowa pollster and newspaper over pre-election survey that favored Kamala Harris Attorneys for the president, meanwhile, quickly refiled the case in an Iowa district court in Polk County. The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2025
The worth of "60 Minutes"' legacy We should rewatch the SLAPP Suits episode of "Last Week Tonight" in the context of Trump's threat to press freedoms Salon · Apr 27, 2025
Trump's War on the Press The president is arguing in court that journalism he doesn't like is "election interference" that constitutes consumer fraud. Reason · Apr 1, 2025
Decrying First Amendment Threat, FIRE Will Defend Pollster Whom Trump Sued for 'Consumer Fraud' The president-elect frivolously claims that J. Ann Selzer and The Des Moines Register owe him damages because of an erroneous preelection poll. Reason · Jan 8, 2025
Trump and allies are waging campaign against media to stifle dissent – experts Lawsuits against Iowa paper and settlement with ABC signal beginning of aggressive legal action to silence critics The Guardian - US · Dec 21, 2024
Trump Mounts a 'Direct Assault on the First Amendment' by Portraying Journalism As Consumer Fraud The president-elect's lawsuit against The Des Moines Register is a patently frivolous and constitutionally dubious attempt to intimidate the press. Reason · Dec 19, 2024
As Trump makes fresh threats against Liz Cheney, Republican senators look the other way ANALYSIS: Republicans ranging from Mitt Romney to Chuck Grassley are either keeping their head down or brushing off Trump’s actions, writes Eric Garcia The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2024
Donald Trump’s disturbing war on the press has now escalated Trump has sued the Des Moines Register – merely for publishing a poll that wrongly predicted Harris would win Iowa The Guardian - US · Dec 18, 2024
Trump sues Des Moines Register and top pollster for survey released the day before the election President-elect launches another legal attack against in his war on the media The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2024
Top News · Dec 17, 2024 Trump Escalates Legal Campaign Against Media Outlets President-elect Donald Trump files lawsuit against pollster J. Ann Selzer, alleging violations of Iowa Consumer Fraud Act. Legal action criticized for pote...
International Business Times · Nov 19, 2024 Iowa Pollster Hits Back at Trump Over 'Election Fraud' Claim: He 'Praised Me' When 'I've Done the Polls That He Liked' An Iowa pollster who incorrectly predicted that Kamala Harris would beat Donald Trump hit back at the president-elect after he accused her of "election fraud."
The Guardian - US · Nov 17, 2024 ‘Queen of polling’ J Ann Selzer quits after Iowa survey missed by 16 points Pollster announces she’s moving on ‘to other ventures’ after poll wrongly predicted strong shift in state to Kamala Harris
Top News · Nov 17, 2024 Pollster J. Ann Selzer Steps Away From Election Polling J. Ann Selzer, a veteran pollster, announces her departure after an inaccurate pre-election poll in Iowa, sparking scrutiny and criticism.
The Conversation · Nov 15, 2024 Better but not stellar: Pollsters faced familiar complaints, difficulties in assessing Trump-Harris race An oracle erred badly. The most impressive results were turned in by a little-known company in Brazil. A nagging problem reemerged, and some media critics turned profane in their assessments.
International Business Times · Nov 8, 2024 Pollster Who Infamously Predicted Kamala Win in Iowa Suggests Her Poll Drove More Republicans to Vote for Trump Pollster who predicted Kamala Harris's lead over Trump in Iowa, now suggests that her poll may have spurred Republican voters to support Trump.
Al Jazeera · Nov 8, 2024 US election results: How did opinion polls undercount Trump voters again? It’s the third consecutive election in which opinion polls have underestimated Trump’s support.
The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2024 Why the polls got it wrong on Trump — again An embarrassing night for forecasts raises questions about how to fix broken lines of communication
The Guardian - US · Nov 6, 2024 US pollsters taking heat – again – for failing to predict Trump triumph Polling experts called on to explain surveys that showed Trump and Harris deadlocked in a race deemed too close to call
The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2024 Selzer’s surprise: Why the Roe reckoning may finally be here for Donald Trump If the Selzer poll bears out to any degree tomorrow, we’re in for a decades-defining political backlash