Judge orders White House to restore CNN, MS NOW and Politico access, but reporters barred from Xi dinner
–
Neutral summary
US District Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee, ruled on Wednesday that the White House must 'immediately return, reinstate, and restore' access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico, whose credentials were revoked on September 19. The judge questioned the administration's national security justification and suspended the ban for 14 days. On Thursday afternoon, journalists from the three outlets were readmitted, but that evening CNN and MS NOW reporters were blocked from covering the state dinner for Xi Jinping at the White House. CNN reported that a press aide barred a reporter and producer from the event, telling them to leave, while other networks were allowed to cover Xi's arrival. President Trump criticized CNN and MS NOW for refusing to cover Xi's arrival, saying they have 'no credibility.' In response, major US networks including CBS briefly suspended their White House pool coverage, but by Friday, according to Forbes and The Independent, the pool was back in operation, with CBS and CNN planning to cover two events with Trump and Xi. Outlets differ on details: The New York Times reports CBS and CNN resumed coverage, while Newsweek quotes Trump's criticism of the boycott. The state visit itself ended with a two-month extension of the trade truce but no progress on key issues, according to MercoPress.
How it was framed
Outlets: 88. Countries: 25. Facts in the shared core: 7.
Publication timeline
-
·
Exame (outlet profile)
Juiz manda Trump restabelecer acesso de CNN, MS NOW e Politico à Casa Branca. Decisão determina devolução imediata das credenciais e impede aplicação do banimento por 14 dias; juiz afirma que medida provavelmente viola…
-
·
Tanjug (outlet profile)
Novinarima tri redakcije zabranjen pristup Beloj kući uprkos odluci suda
-
·
La Vanguardia (outlet profile)
Trump veta a los periodistas de CNN y Politico en la Casa Blanca pese a la orden del juez. La medida se toma en medio de la visita oficial del presidente chino Xi Jinping
-
·
Insajder (outlet profile)
Uprkos nalogu suda, Tramp i dalje ne dozvoljava novinarima CNN-a, MS NOW i Politika da uđu u Belu kuću. Novinarima CNN-a, MS NOW-a i Politico-a danas nije dozvoljeno da uđu u Belu kuću uprkos tome što je savezni sudija…
-
·
Fortune (outlet profile)
Judge orders White House to ‘immediately’ restore CNN, Politico and MS NOW’s access. Trump shrugs. The Trump-appointed judge questioned the administration’s national security justification and ordered press passes resto…
-
·
Morning Star (outlet profile)
World in brief: September 24, 2026. UNITED STATES: A federal judge temporarily blocked US President Donald Trump’s ban of three news outlets from the White House grounds, ordering tody that CNN, MSNBC and Politico must…
-
·
Blic (outlet profile)
TRAMP NE POPUŠTA Novinarima tri redakcije zabranjen pristup Beloj kući uprkos odluci suda. Novinarima CNN-a, MS NOW-a i Politico-a danas nije dozvoljeno da uđu u Belu kuću uprkos tome što je savezni sudija Timoti Keli n…
-
·
Clarín (outlet profile)
CNN y Político siguen vetados en la Casa Blanca pese a decisión judicial que lo revoca. La Casa Blanca mantiene su veto a medios pese a fallo judicial que ordena restituir acreditaciones de prensa. CNN y Político denunc…
-
·
The New York Times (outlet profile)
White House Still Bars CNN, MS NOW and Politico Despite Court Ruling. A federal court ordered President Trump to reverse his ban on the three news outlets around 1 a.m. Thursday, but none were granted entry later that m…
-
·
Mint (outlet profile)
As Trump meets Xi, Politico, MS NOW, CNN personnel denied entry into White House despite court overturning ban. A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to temporarily lift a ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico jour…
-
·
Bloomberg (outlet profile)
CNN, MS NOW, Politico Tell Judge White House Access Still Denied. CNN, MS NOW and Politico said they were turned away from the White House Thursday, despite a court order hours earlier that temporarily restored their ac…
-
·
O Globo (outlet profile)
CNN, MS NOW e Politico voltam à Justiça após repórteres serem barrados na Casa Branca apesar de ordem judicial. Repórteres da CNN, da MS NOW e do Politico foram impedidos de entrar na Casa Branca nesta quinta-feira, hor…
-
·
BBC News (outlet profile)
Some reporters denied White House access despite judge overturning Trump media ban. Lawyers for CNN, Politico and MS Now are seeking an emergency court hearing, saying the White House "repeatedly violated" the order.
-
·
Rzeczpospolita (outlet profile)
Administracja Trumpa ignoruje decyzję sądu. Biały Dom zamknięty przed CNN, Politico i MS NOW. Mimo zablokowania przez sąd decyzji prezydenta USA o zablokowaniu wstępu do Białego Domu niektórym mediom, przedstawiciele Po…
-
·
Forbes (outlet profile)
White House Continues Barring MS NOW, CNN And Politico—Judge Demands Answers By Afternoon. A judge ordered the Trump administration early Thursday to immediately restore White House access to three banned outlets.
-
·
Sydney Morning Herald (outlet profile)
White House blocks journalists from Trump-Xi meeting despite court order. Donald Trump’s much anticipated meeting with Xi Jinping began without cameras from the major US television networks as they continued to boycott…
-
·
NBC News (outlet profile)
White House still turning away some media outlets despite order. Some journalists from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico are being denied entry to the White House despite a judge ordering that their access be restored. The ongo…
-
·
CBS News (outlet profile)
White House denies access to some news outlets despite judge's order on ban. Despite a federal judge's block on a White House ban, the Trump administration continued to deny access to some major news outlets. CBS News'…
-
·
UOL (outlet profile)
CNN, MS NOW e Politico voltam a acionar a Justiça após Trump impedir acesso. A CNN, MS NOW e o Politico voltaram a acionar a Justiça após jornalistas das emissoras seguirem barrados de acessar a Casa Branca, mesmo com a…
-
·
The Independent (outlet profile)
Reporters are still blocked from the White House after judge's order to restore their access. A federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s ban of three news outlets from the White House
-
·
Semana (outlet profile)
Trump contra la justicia: los medios vetados recientemente volverían a la Casa Blanca
-
·
Semana (outlet profile)
Así fue la demanda de la Justicia de EE. UU. a Trump: los medios volverían a la Casa Blanca
-
·
BFMTV (outlet profile)
Les journalistes de trois médias américains toujours privés d'accès à la Maison Blanche malgré l'ordonnance d'un juge fédéral, une audience en urgence réclamée. Des journalistes de CNN, MS NOW et Politico étaient toujou…
-
·
Ateo Breaking (outlet profile)
CNN, MS NOW и Politico обвинили Белый дом в несоблюдении решения федерального суда США после того, как их репортерам вновь отказали в доступе.
-
·
El Financiero (outlet profile)
Juez ordena a Trump dar acceso a CNN, MS NOW y Politico: ‘Credenciales las revocó sin el debido proceso’. Un juez federal bloqueó la prohibición impuesta por el presidente Donald Trump a tres medios de comunicación desd…
-
·
Efecto Cocuyo (outlet profile)
Juez federal revoca veto a medios en la Casa Blanca, pero Administración Trump no cumple. Tribunal de Distrito de Washington DC da así la razón a los medios vetados por Trump
-
·
Коммерсантъ (outlet profile)
Журналистов CNN, Politico и MS NOW не пускают в Белый дом даже после решения суда. Сотрудники Секретной службы США, охраняющие Белый дом, не пропустили на его территорию журналистов изданий Politico, CNN и MS Now. Произ…
-
·
UOL (outlet profile)
Casa Branca barra CNN, MS NOW e Politico apesar de ordem judicial. As emissoras CNN, MS NOW e o site de notícias Politico afirmaram que a Casa Branca impediu, nesta quinta-feira (24), o acesso de seus jornalistas à resi…
-
·
InfoMoney (outlet profile)
Trump é acusado de descumprir decisão sobre acesso da imprensa à Casa Branca. CNN, MS NOW e Politico afirmam que foram impedidos de entrar na Casa Branca horas após uma decisão judicial restaurar temporariamente suas cr…
-
·
Rolling Stone (outlet profile)
White House Defies Court Order, Continues Enforcing Media Ban. Trump is playing footsie with a constitutional crisis by refusing to reinstate press access for CNN, MS NOW, and Politico
Factual core
- The White House had banned CNN, MSNBC, and Politico from access, leading to the court order.
- The court order required the White House to restore access for the banned media outlets.
- Journalists from CNN and MSNBC were allowed to enter the White House.
- A federal judge blocked the ban imposed by President Donald Trump on three media outlets from the White House.
- The White House denied access to reporters from CNN and MSNBC for the arrival of Xi Jinping at the White House.
- The state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping was hosted by President Donald Trump.
- The media ban was originally imposed by the Trump administration.
In the daily issue: The day in brief — September 25, 2026