( July 31, 2026, 11:21 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A District of Columbia federal judge denied dismissal of a former federal contractor’s defamation suit against a female undercover journalist who created an allegedly false profile on a dating app and a media company, finding that the company’s videos accusing the contractor of participating in an “unlawful coup against President Trump” could be interpreted as factual assertions concerning alleged “Deep State” efforts....