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Jeremy Barr

CNN, MS Now and Politico sue Trump after being blocked from White House

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Donald Trump holds a news conference in the press briefing room of the White House on 6 April 2026. Photograph: Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images

In what will be one of the largest battles yet between the press and Donald Trump’s administration, three news organizations – CNN, MS Now (formerly MSNBC) and Politico – that have been denied access to the White House have sued to regain their ability to enter the building, accusing the president of violating the US constitution.

The suit was filed on Monday morning in the US district court for Washington DC.

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