{
  "id": 9436246,
  "title": "Judge urged to lift Trump's White House ban on media outlets",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/judge-urged-to-lift-trumps-white-house-ban-on-media-outlets",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T22:55:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2026/09/1539719/judge-urged-lift-trumps-white-house-ban-media-outlets"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Wednesday, CNN, MS NOW and Politico requested a US federal judge to immediately lift President Donald Trump's ban on their access to the White House. District Judge Timothy Kelly postponed his decision after a lengthy court hearing but promised to issue a ruling as soon as possible. The three news organizations went to court following Trump's Friday order to bar them from the White House in response to their reporting that he deemed \"fake news\" and \"fiction and lies.\"\n\nThe media outlets sued for a temporary restraining order, arguing that the ban violates the First Amendment's guarantee of a free press. The DOJ countered that Trump can control reporters' access to restricted presidential areas like the Oval Office. Access to the White House is a privilege, not a right, according to the White House Press Office, which accused the media organizations of spreading \"verifiable falsehoods\" about national security and sensitive information.\n\nCNN's legal representative Theodore Boutrous challenged the judge's characterization of the ban as a national security issue during Wednesday's hearing. Boutrous emphasized that Trump's decision to punish reporters for reporting on national security matters contradicts First Amendment principles. Journalists for CNN, MS NOW and Politico were denied entry to the White House grounds on Saturday and had their passes taken away, continuing the ongoing feud between the 80-year-old Republican president and mainstream US media.",
  "summary": "WASHINGTON: A lawyer for CNN, MS NOW and Politico urged a US federal judge on Wednesday to immediately restore White House access for the news organisations after President Donald Trump abruptly revoked their credentials.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Scaramucci: Leavitt would have told Trump not to ban media outlets",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/scaramucci-leavitt-would-have-told-trump-not-to-ban-media-outlets",
        "published": "2026-09-23T22:30:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Axios",
        "title": "Judge tosses Trump's lawsuit against Des Moines Register",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/judge-tosses-trumps-lawsuit-against-des-moines-register",
        "published": "2026-09-23T23:15:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Judge dismisses Trump lawsuit against Iowa newspaper and pollster",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/judge-dismisses-trump-lawsuit-against-iowa-newspaper-and-pollster",
        "published": "2026-09-23T23:37:09.000Z"
      }
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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."
}