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Jeremy Barr in Washington

White House television pool resumes after banned news outlets regain access

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Journalists gather in a press briefing room in the White House on 24 September 2026 in Washington DC. Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

The primary White House television pool has resumed filming administration events after a court ruling temporarily overturned a Trump administration ban on CNN a day earlier.

In an unprecedented move, the pool – which also includes NBC, ABC, CBS and Fox News – ceased recording and transmitting White House footage on Monday, in solidarity with CNN, MS Now and Politico, which had been banned by Trump from the building over what he said was “their constant ‘reporting’ FAKE NEWS.”

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