Trump administration sues New York Times claiming discrimination against a white male employee

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump administration sues New York Times claiming discrimination against a white male employeeThe Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claims publication violated federal law when unidentified employee was denied a promotion because of his race and/or sexRachel Dobkin in New York Wednesday 06 May 2026 01:00 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2971101","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-sues-new-york-times-discrimination-white-male-b2971101.html","title":"Trump admin sues New York Times claiming discrimination against a white male employee"}}CloseRelated: Kash Patel says he was never locked out of FBI system despite his lawsuit saying otherwise during heated exchange with reporterSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plu...