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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Jeremy Barr in Washington

Judge extends White House access to banned media outlets CNN, MS Now and Politico

reporters raise their hands at a White House press briefing
Katie Zacharia holds her first press briefing at the White House in Washington DC on 13 October 2026. Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

A federal judge ordered the White House on Tuesday to continue allowing journalists from CNN, MS Now and Politico to access the building as the media coalition’s lawsuit against the Trump administration plays out.

Timothy Kelly, a district court judge, had on 24 September granted a 14-day reprieve for the news organizations, which six days earlier had been banned by the president in an extraordinary move from entering the White House grounds “as a result of their constant ‘reporting’ FAKE NEWS”.

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