Federal judge pauses Trump’s media ban and a red carpet welcome for Xi: Morning Rundown

Morning Rundown: Judge says Trump media ban likely unconstitutional, a red carpet welcome for China’s Xi, and FDA’s peptide warning There are no new alerts at this time Trump’s decision to ban three news outlets from the White House was likely unconstitutional, a federal judge said. Mark Zuckerberg talks AI and Meta’s new audio glasses in an exclusive interview. And Netflix turns Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory into a “social experiment.” The White House must immediately restore temporary access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico, a federal judge has ordered, saying that President Donald Trump’s directive barring the news outlets was most likely unconstitutional. This is Morning Rundown, a weekday newsletter to start your day. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. In granting a 14-day temporary restraining order reinstating the outlets’ access while their legal challenge proceeds, U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly wrote that the plaintiffs are likely to succeed in their lawsuit against the Trump administration, at least on the grounds that their credentials were revoked last week without due process. Trump, he wrote, did not dispute that the outlets “did not receive notice and an opportunity to be heard before their hard passes were revoked.”

Missing media or need the complete publisher report? Open NBC News ↗