Democratic Party officials sued US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, seeking a court order blocking his administration from using taxpayer money to pay for election-related TV ads. The Democratic National Committee filed a lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of unlawfully using government money to pay for advertisements lauding the president that have been airing on cable and broadcast television stations across the US in recent weeks. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Democratic Party officials sued US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, seeking a court order blocking his administration from using taxpayer money to pay for election-related TV ads.S1

• The Democratic National Committee filed a lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of unlawfully using government money to pay for advertisements lauding the president that have been airing on cable and broadcast television stations across the US in recent we...S2