{
  "id": 8295431,
  "title": "Donald Trump Says He’s Banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico From the White House ‘Effective Immediately’ Because of ‘Their Constant Fake News’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/donald-trump-says-hes-banning-cnn-ms-now-and-politico-from-the-white",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T19:36:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/donald-trump-ban-cnn-msnow-politico-from-white-house-fake-news-1236867138/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "President Donald Trump has announced that he is banning CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House, effective immediately. According to Trump, the ban is due to the outlets' \"fake news\" reporting. He made the announcement on Truth Social.\n\nThe ban was announced on Friday afternoon, with Trump writing that he is proud to make the move. According to Variety, Trump stated that MS NOW had recently changed its name. TheWrap reported that Trump falsely claimed MSNBC changed its name to MS NOW \"due to lack of viewership and credibility,\" however, MSNBC rebranded in November 2025.\n\nTheWrap also reported that Trump revived his claim that Politico received an \"illegal\" $8 million government subscription under former President Joe Biden. However, there is no evidence that the payments were intended as government funding for Politico's newsroom. The White House Correspondents Association, CNN, MS NOW, and Politico were not immediately available for comment, according to Newsweek.",
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        "title": "Trump Says He Is Banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico From White House Press P0ol",
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        "published": "2026-09-18T19:23:01.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Newsweek",
        "title": "Trump Says CNN, MS NOW, Politico Barred From White House Access",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/trump-says-cnn-ms-now-politico-barred-from-white-house-access",
        "published": "2026-09-18T19:27:53.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Trump Says He Is Banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/trump-says-he-is-banning-cnn-ms-now-and-politico-from-the-white-house",
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        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "Trump says he is banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/trump-says-he-is-banning-cnn-ms-now-and-politico-from-the-white-house-8302286",
        "published": "2026-09-18T20:15:53.000Z"
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        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Trump says he's banning CNN, Politico and MS NOW from the White House",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/trump-says-hes-banning-cnn-politico-and-ms-now-from-the-white-house",
        "published": "2026-09-18T20:21:32.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "WATCH: Trump says he is banning CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/watch-trump-says-he-is-banning-cnn-msnow-and-politico-from-the-white",
        "published": "2026-09-18T20:47:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "Trump says he is banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/trump-says-he-is-banning-cnn-ms-now-and-politico-from-the-white-house-8321075",
        "published": "2026-09-18T22:03:06.000Z"
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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."
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