Judge lifts Trump's White House ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico


The CNN stand up position at the White House sits empty after US President Donald Trump banned three major news outlets – CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, in Washington, D.C., US, September 23, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci

Sept 24 (Reuters) - ⁠A federal judge ordered US ⁠President Donald Trump on Thursday ‌to restore White House access for journalists from CNN, MS NOW and ​Politico, saying his ban ⁠on the three ⁠media outlets was likely unconstitutional. In ⁠a ‌major setback for Trump in one of ⁠his biggest battles with the media, ​US ‌District Judge Tim Kelly issued ⁠his order ​in a lawsuit that the news organizations filed contesting the ⁠ban that the Republican ​president announced on September 18. Trump had said on social media ⁠that the three outlets "shouldn't be able to constantly write or report FICTION and LIES," and Justice ​Department lawyers had ⁠sought to justify the ban ​on national security ‌grounds

(Reporting by Rishabh Jaiswal ​in Bengaluru and Jack Queen; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)

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