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Ariana Baio in New York and Maanvi Singh

US TV networks suspend White House pool coverage over Trump media ban

Trump answers questions from reporters in the Oval Office at the White House on 18 September 2026.
Trump answers questions from reporters in the Oval Office at the White House on 18 September 2026. Photograph: Samuel Corum/Pool/Samuel Corum - Pool/CNP/Shutterstock

The major US television news outlets agreed to suspend their video coverage of Donald Trump after the administration banned journalists from several outlets from entering the White House grounds.

The collective decision came after the barred outlets – CNN, MS Now and Politico – sued the administration on Monday, saying the president’s actions were a violation of their first amendment rights.

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