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New York judge also orders administration to cancel remaining portion of a $20m advertising purchaseA federal judge has ordered Donald Trump’s <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/trump-administration" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">administration</a> to temporarily halt the broadcast of taxpayer-funded <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/07/democrats-sue-trump-taxpayer-funds-ads" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">television ads</a> promoting the president ahead of the 3 November midterm elections.Effective as of 6.45pm ET on Sunday, US district judge Jennifer L Rochon of the southern district of New York issued a temporary restraining order aimed at the ads that is meant to stay in effect for at least 14 days. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/12/judge-orders-halt-taxpayer-funded-pro-trump-ads" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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