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US judge blocks Trump ban of CNN, MS NOW, Politico from White House, orders him to restore access

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Jones, T. (2026, September 24). US judge blocks Trump ban of CNN, MS NOW, Politico from White House, orders him to restore access. Deutsche Welle. https://www.dw.com/en/us-judge-blocks-trump-ban-of-cnn-ms-now-politico-from-white-house-orders-him-to-restore-access/a-79405693?maca=en-rss-en-world-4025-rdf

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A federal judge ruled on Thursday that President Donald Trump must lift his ban on journalists from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico accessing the White House. The decision came after news organizations filed a lawsuit contesting the September 18 ban, arguing it violated their First Amendment rights. Judge Tim Kelly rejected claims that national security justified the ban, stating there was no evidence to support this assertion and noting that Trump’s initial reason for the ban was dissatisfaction with the reporting's tone rather than security concerns.

Written by AI on 2026-09-24, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On September 18, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump announced an immediate ban on several news outlets from entering the White House, including CNN, MS NOW (formerly MSNBC), and Politico. In a social media post on his platform Truth Social, Trump accused these outlets of reporting "fiction and lies" when covering the U.S. government. The decision sparked legal action with CNN, MS NOW, and Politico filing lawsuits arguing their First Amendment rights were violated. A federal court temporarily blocked the ban but it remains contentious, with the Justice Department petitioning for its reinstatement on October 3rd. This move escalates long-standing tensions between Trump and major media outlets, raising significant concerns over freedom of the press in the United States.

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Department of Justice support for ban On Tuesday, the Justice Department had argued in a filing that access to the White House was a privilege, not an entitlement, and that the president had the authority to deny access news organizations. The outlets, in their turn, argued they were singled out because of the content of their coverage and called the ban a "blatant violation" of the First Amendment, which guarantees free speech to US citizens.

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🔮 Kelly rejected the government's claim that the ban had been prompted by national security concerns. "The record lacks factual support for defendants’ contention that the revocation of plaintiffs’ hard passes will in fact protect national security or that national security will be endangered if the court orders their passes reinstated while this litigation proceeds," he said.

2026-09-24 · Deutsche Welle

US judge blocks Trump ban of CNN, MS NOW, Politico from White House, orders him to restore access · assertive framing

Claims (12 extracted, 1 hedged)

A federal judge on Thursday said US President Donald Trump must lift his ban on journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico accessing the White House. asserted

journalists → say → House

The ruling came in response to a lawsuit filed by the news organizations contesting the ban, issued on September 18. asserted

ruling → come → September

In his order, District Judge Tim Kelly said the ban was likely unconstitutional. asserted

ban → say → order

Kelly said the order must remain in place for 14 days. asserted

order → say → days

What did the judge say about the ban? asserted

judge → say → ban

Kelly rejected the government's claim that the ban had been prompted by national security concerns. "The record lacks factual support for defendants’ contention that the revocation of plaintiffs’ hard passes will in fact protect national security or that national security will be endangered if the court orders their passes reinstated while this litigation proceeds," he said. uncertain

he → reject → security

He pointed out that Trump himself had initially cited only an "alleged lack of truthfulness and negativity" in reporting by the outlets as the reason for the ban. asserted

Trump → point → ban

At a Wednesday hearing, Kelly said two previous rulings from the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit had established the White House press passes can be revoked only after due process. asserted

passes → say → process

made clear that journalists are entitled to due process. asserted

entitled → make → process

He said that the banned news outlets did not appear to have been given a proper chance to contest the ban. asserted

outlets → say → ban

Kelly, who was nominated by Trump in 2017, ordered a CNN journalist’s access restored in a similar case in 2018. asserted

access → nominate → 2018

which → argue → citizens