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  "title": "Trump's ban of three prominent news outlets from White House is in court",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/trumps-ban-of-three-prominent-news-outlets-from-white-house-is-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T19:57:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
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    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260924/trumps-ban-of-three-prominent-news-outlets-from-white-house-is-in-court"
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  "account": "Washington — On Wednesday, the contentious dispute between President Donald Trump and media organizations he opposes expanded to a courtroom in the nation's capital, where a judge is examining if the president's prohibition of three news organizations from White House grounds infringes upon the Constitution. The administration has reaffirmed its stance that entry into the White House is a privilege, not a right, asserting in a court submission on Tuesday. The administration also contended that the reporting from the three outlets — CNN, MSNBC, and Politico — threatens national security. Early remarks from Trump revolved around the negative coverage by the outlets and allegations of \"fake news.\" Legal experts deem the case historic, with Katie Fallow, deputy litigation director at the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, noting, \"No president has taken this explicit of a step\" to ban entire news organizations simply due to their unfavorable reporting.",
  "summary": "WASHINGTON — The extraordinary showdown between President Donald Trump and media outlets whose coverage he dislikes moved Wednesday to a courtroom in the nation’s capital, where a judge is hearing arguments on whether the president’s move banning three news organizations from White House grounds violates the Constitution. The administration has doubled down on its contention that it has the right…",
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        "title": "Trump's ban of three prominent news outlets from White House is in court",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/trumps-ban-of-three-prominent-news-outlets-from-white-house-is-in-9405948",
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        "title": "Trump administration's ban of three prominent news outlets from White House is in court",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/trump-administrations-ban-of-three-prominent-news-outlets-from-white",
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        "title": "Judge concludes Trump's White House media ban hearing with no ruling",
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        "title": "Judge skeptical of Trump's White House ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico",
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        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "Judge considers restoring journalists' access to White House after Trump's ban",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/judge-considers-restoring-journalists-access-to-white-house-after",
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