{
  "id": 10286251,
  "title": "Blanche defends Trump’s White House media ban: ‘It’s a privilege … not a right’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/blanche-defends-trumps-white-house-media-ban-its-a-privilege-not-a",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-27T20:21:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/27/todd-blanche-trump-white-house-media"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "US Attorney General Todd Blanche defended the administration's decision to ban CNN, MS Now, and Politico from the White House, stating that press credentialing is \"privilege not a right.\" The ban began on September 19 and was initially challenged in court, but a judge recently ordered the White House to restore the journalists' access temporarily. Blanche argued that the president was \"sick and tired\" of the inaccurate reporting by these media outlets, though he reiterated that denying access to the White House is not a constitutional right. He acknowledged that such denials occur regularly when the president travels, and that the administration's decision was based on the outlets' reporting being a potential \"national security problem.\"",
  "summary": "US attorney general argues that president is ‘sick and tired’ of inaccurate reporting by CNN, MS Now and Politico Donald Trump ’s attorney general Todd Blanche argued on Sunday that the administration banned three news outlets from the White House because it is “privilege … not a right” to be there. Appearing on the ABC News program This Week during the second week of the White House’s dispute…",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}