DNC sues Trump administration over taxpayer-funded TV ads promoting president

• The Democratic National Committee on Wednesday sued President Donald Trump’s administration for recent television advertisements that promoted his political message while costing taxpayers millions of dollars.
• The complaint, filed in the US District Court for the District of Columbia, alleges that the ads are illegal government-sponsored propaganda and accuses Trump of personally directing them.
• It asks the court to declare the ads illegal and stop the use of federal funds to pay for them.