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Judge Lifts Trump's Ban on CNN, MSNBC, and Politico, Restoring White House Access

The judge said the outlets are likely to win on due-process grounds and rejected the administration’s national-security justification for the ban.

  • On Thursday, US District Judge Tim Kelly ordered the White House to restore access for journalists from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico, ruling the administration's September 18 ban was likely unconstitutional.
  • President Donald Trump barred the three outlets on September 18, claiming they "shouldn't be able to constantly write or report FICTION and LIES," while Justice Department lawyers argued the move was necessary on national security grounds.
  • In solidarity with CNN, broadcasters including ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC halted pool coverage on Monday, joining nearly 50 news organizations that filed a brief challenging the exclusions.
  • Kelly, a Trump appointee, previously ordered the White House to temporarily restore access for a CNN reporter during the president's first term, establishing judicial limits on executive power regarding press access.
  • The administration launched a streaming channel on Monday, aiming to bypass mainstream media; this reflects the president's long-standing characterization of press outlets as the "enemy of the people.
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A US federal judge has lifted Trump's ban on reporters from the three major media outlets CNN, MSNBC, and Politico from entering the White House.

·Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
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The revocation of the badges was announced last Friday by the president. According to Judge Timothy Kelly, the journalists received no notice nor had the opportunity to be heard

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CNN, MS NOW and Politico had been denied access to the White House by Donald Trump, who described them as "propagators of false information."

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Donald Trump had created the surprise on September 18 by announcing blocking "with immediate effect" the accesses of CNN and MS NOW channels and the online media Politico, accusing them of relaying "false"

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t-online broke the news in Berlin, Germany on Wednesday, September 23, 2026.
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