WorldPosted at: Sep 21 2026 5:28PM


CNN, MS NOW, Politico announce they will sue Trump administration for ban from White House

Washington, Sep 21 (UNI) CNN, MS NOW and Politico said on Monday they would sue the Trump administration over President Donald Trump’s decision to bar the three news organisations from the White House, arguing that the move violates the First Amendment.
The outlets said they had notified the administration of the legal action and would seek to restore their access after their journalists were turned away from the White House on Saturday and had their press credentials revoked. The case is being brought in the US District Court for the District of Columbia, with emergency proceedings potentially taking place this week.
“There could not be a more direct assault on the First Amendment,” the news organisations said in their legal filing, arguing that presidents throughout US history had criticised press coverage without attempting to exclude news organisations from government facilities.
Trump announced the ban on Friday in a Truth Social post, accusing CNN, MS NOW and Politico of publishing “FICTION and LIES” and warning that other “Fake News Media Outlets” could also face restrictions.
Speaking to reporters afterwards, Trump said there was “no reason” for the timing of the decision and suggested it was not prompted by a single incident.
“I don’t think somebody should be allowed to come and write fake stories. They’re fake news. And they have no credibility,” Trump said. “Now, if they want to write them, that’s fine, but I don’t have to let them into my — into the people’s house.”
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press President Bruce Brown called the ban “flatly unconstitutional”, arguing that blocking the organisations amounted to viewpoint discrimination.
The dispute marks the latest incident in a series of fights between the Trump administration and news organisations over access
Last year, Trump barred Associated Press journalists from certain White House events after the news agency declined to adopt his preferred name, “Gulf of America”, for the Gulf of Mexico. The AP challenged the decision in court.
A federal judge ordered the White House to restore access, but an appeals court later allowed the restrictions in certain limited areas, including the Oval Office and Air Force One. The court also said journalists could not be excluded from facilities generally open to the press, such as the briefing room, because of their viewpoints.
The administration subsequently took control of the presidential press pool, a rotating group of journalists who cover the president and share material with other organisations.
The Pentagon has also imposed tighter controls on journalists. Last year, the Defence Department introduced rules for reporters with regular access to the building, including provisions concerning the handling and solicitation of sensitive information.
Most major news organisations declined to sign and stopped maintaining a permanent presence there.
A federal judge later struck down parts of the policy, after which the department introduced a requirement for journalists on Pentagon grounds to be escorted by government personnel. An appeals court allowed that policy to remain in place.
Trump’s first administration also faced a legal challenge over White House access involving former CNN reporter Jim Acosta. The White House revoked Acosta’s press credential in 2018, but a federal judge ordered it restored after finding that his due process rights had been violated.
The latest restrictions were enforced on Saturday, when CNN reporter Betsy Klein, MS NOW reporter Akayla Gardner and Politico reporter Cheyenne Haslett were denied entry to the White House and had their credentials confiscated or deactivated.
The three organisations said they would continue covering the Trump administration while challenging the restrictions in court.
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