{
  "id": 18335164,
  "title": "White House Again Excludes CNN From Press Pool Amid Ongoing Court Fight",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/white-house-again-excludes-cnn-from-press-pool-amid-ongoing-court",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-05T16:32:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/journalism/white-house-cnn-press-pool-exclusion-lawsuit/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The White House has once again left CNN out of its presidential press pool on Thursday, leaving television coverage of presidential events unavailable for other news organizations. CNN was scheduled to provide primary television pool coverage but was omitted from the White House's daily schedule. According to HuffPost White House correspondent S.V. Dáte, \"there is no TV pool today because it is CNN's turn and the president is mad at them.\" The television pool comprises ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox News, and NBC News, which take turns offering footage of presidential events to other news organizations. When CNN is excluded and no replacement is assigned, the wider press corps loses access to shared television coverage. This action follows a court dispute involving CNN, MSNBC, and Politico, who filed a lawsuit against the administration for continuing to exclude them from presidential press pools despite a court order restoring their credentials on October 13. The outlets have accused the administration of retaliating against them for their reporting. CNN has been denied entry to six scheduled Air Force One pool assignments since the September 18 ban, while Politico claims it was blocked from two. MSNBC has not taken part in the secondary television pool since the ban's implementation. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly ruled in October that the outlets were likely to succeed in their First Amendment and due process claims, ordering their credentials to be restored. However, the ruling did not determine whether the White House must include them in presidential press pools, which remains the focal point of the ongoing dispute. The White House has dismissed the outlets' allegations, stating that they have no right to demand access to the Oval Office and reaffirming their intention to challenge the earlier court ruling. The administration appealed Judge Kelly's decision on October 14.",
  "summary": "The network was scheduled for Thursday's TV pool duty but was left off the White House's daily schedule, even after a judge restored its press credentials The post White House Again Excludes CNN From Press Pool Amid Ongoing Court Fight appeared first on TheWrap .",
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  "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."
}