Trump Administration to Urge States to Probe Social Media Censorship

The Trump administration is expected to urge Republican state attorneys general to investigate social media sites over allegations that they censor conservatives online, escalating the White House’s war with Silicon Valley as tech giants are increasingly taking action against the president’s most controversial posts. The administration plans to raise the issue at a gathering with at least eight top Republican officials, encouraging them to use their existing state laws to probe and potentially punish perceived acts of political bias, according to two people familiar with the White House’s thinking.