{
  "id": 14361190,
  "title": "Judge blocks Trump's White House ban targeting CNN, MS NOW and Politico",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/judge-blocks-trumps-white-house-ban-targeting-cnn-ms-now-and-politico",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T03:51:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-blocks-trump-white-house-ban-cnn-msnow-politico/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A federal judge in Washington has blocked President Trump's attempt to ban CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from White House grounds. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly granted the news organizations a preliminary injunction, allowing them access indefinitely while the case continues. In a 26-page decision, Kelly found that revoking the journalists' hard passes likely violated their Fifth and First Amendment rights. The judge explained that Trump's revocation of their passes could deter reasonable reporters from publishing stories he objected to. The judge cited Trump's comments suggesting his intention to alter their reporting and deter future coverage. CNN, MS NOW, and Politico had argued that the ban was retaliation for their negative coverage and violated their due process rights. The news organizations had provided the White House with lists of articles it deemed to threaten national security or spread falsehoods, though most were written by journalists without hard passes. The judge did not address the First Amendment claims, but found that the government's due process argument was weak. The president had initially announced the ban on September 18, citing the outlets' \"constant\" reporting of \"fake news.\" However, he failed to mention national security when announcing the ban and later reiterated that the cited reporting was common. The judge noted that the administration failed to provide evidence that the ban was based on national security concerns.",
  "summary": "U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly said the White House's revocation of hard passes for CNN, MS NOW and Politico journalists likely violated their First and Fifth Amendment rights.",
  "key_points": [
    "Judge blocks Trump's ban on CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from White House grounds",
    "U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly grants preliminary injunction",
    "Ban violates journalists' First Amendment rights"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/14361190.png",
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Judge extends order blocking Trump from banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters from White House",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/judge-extends-order-blocking-trump-from-banning-cnn-ms-now-and",
        "published": "2026-10-14T03:19:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Today",
        "title": "Judge extends order blocking Trump from banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters from White House",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/judge-extends-order-blocking-trump-from-banning-cnn-ms-now-and-14370293",
        "published": "2026-10-14T04:36:38.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}