{
  "id": 8332109,
  "title": "USA: Trump bans CNN and \"Politico\" from White House access",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/usa-trump-verbietet-cnn-und-politico-zugang-zum-wei-en-haus",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T23:07:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/international/usa-trump-verbietet-cnn-und-politico-zugang-zum-weissen-haus/100255765.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "US President Donald Trump has banned CNN, MS NOW, and the news portal Politico from the White House, accusing them of spreading false news. The ban, announced on Truth Social, would exclude reporters from these media outlets from press conferences and events in the Oval Office. CNN is a well-known global news network, while Politico is part of the Axel Springer media group. It is unclear how far-reaching the ban is, and whether journalists will also be barred from traveling on Air Force One.",
  "summary": "The US President is waging a battle against media that report critically about him. Now, just weeks before the important midterm elections, it affects CNN and others. They are not the first.",
  "key_points": [
    "President Trump banned CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from White House access.",
    "Ban announced via Trump's platform Truth Social, citing misinformation.",
    "CNN and Politico remained in White House on Friday afternoon despite ban."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Trump says he's banning CNN, Politico and MS NOW from White House \"effective immediately\"",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/trump-says-hes-banning-cnn-politico-and-ms-now-from-white-house",
        "published": "2026-09-19T00:11:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}