{
  "id": 8479958,
  "title": "Reporters are being denied entry to White House after Trump's ban",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/reporters-are-being-denied-entry-to-white-house-after-trumps-ban",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T14:48:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/reporters-denied-white-house-trump-media-ban-cnn-msnow-politico-2026-9"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Saturday, CNN and MS NOW reported that their journalists were denied entry to the White House. Jim Watson of AFP via Getty Images stated that their reporters were barred from the White House grounds on Saturday morning. In a previous announcement on Friday, President Donald Trump declared a ban on CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House. This ban came after previous restrictions placed on reporters covering the Pentagon.\n\nAccording to a CNN spokesperson, their journalists were denied access to the White House grounds early on Saturday. MS NOW also confirmed that their journalists were similarly denied entry. Both networks emphasized that this ban is an infringement on their fundamental right to report.\n\nPresident Trump, speaking through his social media platform Truth Social, attributed the ban to the networks' coverage of him, describing it as a sharp escalation in his hostility towards the press. He stated that \"Media Outlets shouldn't be able to constantly write or report FICTION and LIES when they're covering the President of the United States.\"\n\nAkayla Gardner, a White House correspondent for MS NOW, recounted on air how an officer took her press badge after it failed to scan. Politico, which is owned by Axel Springer SE, along with Business Insider, did not provide a comment on Saturday morning. This development marks a breaking news story, with updates to follow.",
  "summary": "President Donald Trump said on Friday that CNN, MS NOW, and Politico would be banned from the White House.",
  "key_points": [
    "CNN and MS NOW journalists denied entry to White House on Saturday",
    "President Trump banned CNN, MS NOW, Politico from White House grounds",
    "Ban attributed to network's coverage of President, described as hostility"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "CNN, MS NOW reporters blocked from entering White House after Trump ban on 'fake news' - report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/cnn-ms-now-reporters-blocked-from-entering-white-house-after-trump",
        "published": "2026-09-19T17:06:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}