Judge orders White House to restore access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico

JOCELYN NOVECK and HALLIE GOLDEN, Associated Press The E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Federal Courthouse, is seen Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) Get fact-based, unbiased political coverage from the NewsNation team ahead of the 2026 elections. Get 24/7 news coverage with the NewsNation app. Not sure how to find NewsNation on your TV? Find your channel here . And remember to sound off in the comments below! NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s ban of three news outlets from the White House grounds, ordering early Thursday that CNN, MS NOW and Politico must have their access restored. The ruling hands the outlets at least a temporary reprieve in what has been an extraordinary showdown between Trump and media outlets whose coverage he dislikes. Trump first announced he was banning the outlets Friday, assailing what he called “fake news,” and only later arguing that their reporting was a risk to national security. The outlets argued in a joint lawsuit that the ban was a blatant violation of the First Amendment because it singled them out for the content of their coverage. In his late-night ruling, U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly ordered the White House to “immediately return, reinstate, and restore” the three outlets’ access.

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