{
  "id": 9415318,
  "title": "Newsmax CEO says he asked Trump to 'reconsider' White House media outlet bans",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/newsmax-ceo-says-he-asked-trump-to-reconsider-white-house-media",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T21:09:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/media/6107254-ruddy-urges-trump-ban-reconsideration/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy said he has asked US President Donald Trump to reconsider his ban on CNN, Politico, and MS NOW reporters from covering his administration and the White House. According to Ruddy, he told BBC Newsnight that he hopes Trump will change his position.\n\nThe ban, imposed by Trump, has led to a court case with the affected media outlets arguing that it violates the First Amendment and the right to a free press. The administration has countered that access to the White House is a privilege, not a right, and that the reporting of the three outlets poses a threat to national security.\n\nA judge is hearing arguments in the case, which has been described as historic by the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, as no president has taken such an explicit step to ban entire news outlets because he dislikes their reporting.",
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        "published": "2026-09-23T18:17:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "The White House press pool: What is it and how does it work?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/the-white-house-press-pool-what-is-it-and-how-does-it-work",
        "published": "2026-09-23T18:57:50.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Collins: White House backing down from NIH grant order",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/collins-white-house-backing-down-from-nih-grant-order",
        "published": "2026-09-23T19:18:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-23T19:57:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-23T20:19:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Judge concludes Trump's White House media ban hearing with no ruling",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/judge-concludes-trumps-white-house-media-ban-hearing-with-no-ruling",
        "published": "2026-09-23T20:34:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Judge skeptical of Trump's White House ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/judge-skeptical-of-trumps-white-house-ban-on-cnn-ms-now-and-politico",
        "published": "2026-09-23T20:49:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-23T22:40:39.000Z"
      }
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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."
}