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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 locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-24,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On September 25, US TV networks resumed coverage of President Donald Trump’s events at the White House after a judge ordered the administration to lift its ban on CNN, MS NOW, and Politico. The ban was imposed last week due to what Trump described as unfavorable press coverage. Despite the reinstatement, tensions remain high; the networks ceased filming White House events in solidarity with banned outlets earlier in the week, resulting in no pool footage during Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit on September 24-25. The court battle continues, and CNN was barred from traveling with Trump to Tennessee for a weekend trip, though reasons were not officially provided by the administration.
Written for “White House Press Access Controversy” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 182 other(s) covering the same event.
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.
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The ruling came in response to a lawsuit filed by the news organizations contesting the ban, issued on September 18.
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In his order, District Judge Tim Kelly said the ban was likely unconstitutional.
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Kelly said the order must remain in place for 14 days.
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What did the judge say about the ban?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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made clear that journalists are entitled to due process.
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He said that the banned news outlets did not appear to have been given a proper chance to contest the ban.
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Kelly, who was nominated by Trump in 2017, ordered a CNN journalist’s access restored in a similar case in 2018.
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access → nominate → 2018
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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