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CNN, MS NOW and Politico denied access to White House despite judge's order

Global Published 24 September 2026, 20:42 · archived 24 Sep 2026

WASHINGTON: CNN, MS NOW and Politico journalists were barred from the White House on Thursday, just hours after a federal judge deemed US President Donald Trump’s ban of the three news outlets likely unconstitutional and ordered their access immediately restored. The news organizations responded by requesting an immediate hearing before US District Judge Tim Kelly, whose ruling overnight ordered a halt to the ban for 14 days in a major setback for Trump. It is the latest in a series of confrontations over press freedom that have played out over the past week in the courtroom and White House gr...

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