Civic term
Executive Privilege
What it means
A President's claimed authority to withhold certain communications from Congress or the courts. Courts have treated it as qualified rather than absolute, so a sufficiently strong need for the material can overcome it.
Definition drawn from law.cornell.edu · last verified 2026-08-17
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How it's being covered
35 stories in Sift's index, from 13 outlets.
Filed 2026-04-24 — 2026-09-05.
Counts stories whose headline or summary uses the term, plus stories where Sift's own reading notes flagged it — many pieces turn on a term they never spell out in the headline.
Across the spectrum
- Left6 stories
- Center13 stories
- Right16 stories
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Who's covering it
Recent stories on Sift
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Trump's DOJ lays groundwork for subpoena fights with a Democratic Congress
DOJ opinion extends executive privilege to president's communications with private advisers
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Gavin Newsom’s secret meeting calendar revealed after monthslong fight