Judge orders halt to taxpayer-funded ads featuring Trump

U.S. District Judge Jennifer L. Rochon in New York ordered the Trump administration on Sunday to immediately stop airing taxpayer-funded TV ads featuring President Trump, finding them likely illegal. The Department of Homeland Security had used $20 million in taxpayer money for the campaign. The ruling follows a lawsuit by Common Cause, Democracy Forward and others alleging the administration exceeded congressional authorization. The administration calls the ads public service announcements; Trump had pledged to shift future funding to his PAC.