{
  "id": 8505000,
  "title": "White House bars CNN, MS Now and Politico reporters after Trump ban",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/white-house-bars-cnn-ms-now-and-politico-reporters-after-trump-ban",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T17:17:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3368128/white-house-bars-cnn-ms-now-and-politico-reporters-after-trump-ban"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Saturday, the White House denied access to journalists from CNN, MS Now, and Politico, following President Donald Trump's announcement that he would ban them from the building's grounds. All three news outlets separately reported that their teams' press passes were confiscated on Saturday morning. They have expressed intentions to contest the ban, claiming it conflicts with the US Constitution's First Amendment protections for free speech and a free press. CNN called the ban an \"illegal assault\" on its constitutional right to do journalism without interference from the government, while MS Now and Politico vowed to \"defend our First Amendment rights\" and \"take any and all steps necessary\" to support independent journalism in democracy. Trump had accused the outlets of reporting \"FAKE NEWS\" and \"LIES\" when covering the President of the United States.",
  "summary": "The White House on Saturday denied access to journalists from CNN, MS Now and Politico, following through with US President Donald Trump’s announcement that he would ban them from the building’s grounds. All three news outlets separately said their teams’ press passes were confiscated on Saturday morning when their journalists went to the White House. They have signalled that they may contest the…",
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      {
        "outlet": "CNBC World",
        "title": "MS NOW journalists blocked from White House after Trump bans three media outlets",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/ms-now-journalists-blocked-from-white-house-after-trump-bans-three",
        "published": "2026-09-19T13:11:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Forbes",
        "title": "MS NOW Says Journalists Turned Away From White House After Trump’s ‘Ban’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/ms-now-says-journalists-turned-away-from-white-house-after-trumps-ban",
        "published": "2026-09-19T14:01:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "CNN, MS NOW, Politico reporters denied access to White House following Trump ban",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/cnn-ms-now-politico-reporters-denied-access-to-white-house-following",
        "published": "2026-09-19T15:26:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "CNN, MS NOW and Politico denied access to White House",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/cnn-ms-now-and-politico-denied-access-to-white-house",
        "published": "2026-09-19T15:33:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "CNN, MS NOW, Politico reporters blocked from White House after Trump ban",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/cnn-ms-now-politico-reporters-blocked-from-white-house-after-trump-ban",
        "published": "2026-09-19T17:02:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "CNN, MS NOW, Politico denied White House access after Trump accuses them of ‘fake news’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/cnn-ms-now-politico-denied-white-house-access-after-trump-accuses",
        "published": "2026-09-19T17:38:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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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