The US Justice Department has opened an antitrust investigation into five of America's biggest television news networks over their collective decision to halt pooled White House coverage, in a move that could affect how millions of viewers see the US president.
Announced on 10 October 2026, the inquiry focuses on ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox News and NBC and their temporary suspension of pooled television coverage after the Trump administration barred CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House in September. The shared coverage has since resumed and the Justice Department has not established that the broadcasters broke the law.
