New York Times Sued Over Alleged Discrimination of White Man, Trump's Big Indiana Win: AM Update 5/7

The AM Update covers key developments including a federal lawsuit against the New York Times for alleged race- and sex-based discrimination, President Trump's strong showing in Indiana Republican primaries, scrutiny of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's ties to Jeffrey Epstein, and the death of media pioneer Ted Turner. Brief notes on Ohio primaries round out the news.

EEOC Sues New York Times Over Promotion Denial

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit in the Southern District of New York against the New York Times, alleging the paper violated the Civil Rights Act by denying a promotion to a white male employee due to his race and sex. The suit, on behalf of an unnamed senior editor and producer—likely Brian Trousseau, based on matching details—claims the Times in 2025 passed over him for a deputy real estate editor role, instead hiring an outside non-white woman with lower internal ratings. The EEOC says the Times deviated from its standard hiring process to include her, linking it to the paper's diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies aimed at increasing non-white leaders, which necessarily reduces white leaders.