{
  "id": 9555909,
  "title": "Judge Orders White House to Restore Access for CNN, MS NOW, and Politico. What Happens Next?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/judge-orders-white-house-to-restore-access-for-cnn-ms-now-and",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T12:18:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Time",
    "slug": "time",
    "url": "https://time.com/article/2026/09/24/judge-overturns-trump-white-house-media-ban-temporary-order-appeal/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Thursday, a federal judge mandated President Donald Trump to immediately restore access to the White House for journalists from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico. The court issued a temporary restraining order of 14 days against the media ban, stating that it \"likely violated\" the outlets' \"constitutional due process rights.\" The order came following a lawsuit filed by CNN, MS NOW, and Politico on Monday, claiming the ban was a \"direct assault\" on the First Amendment and violated their Fifth Amendment due process rights.\n\nThe judge, Timothy Kelly, ruled that the media outlets had \"shown a likelihood of success, at least on their Fifth Amendment procedural due process claim.\" Kelly dismissed the Trump Administration's assertion that the ban was driven by \"national security\" concerns, pointing out that the administration had focused on the outlets' \"lack of truthfulness and negativity\" in their reporting. The Justice Department, while filing legal opposition, maintained that the president's actions were \"lawful under the First Amendment.\"\n\nThe news came amid a wave of solidarity from other media outlets. Major television networks, including ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox News, and NBC, jointly condemned the ban, emphasizing the public's right to receive accurate, independent information. Several prominent publications, such as the New York Times and Washington Post, pledged not to publish or distribute photographs taken during the White House press pool coverage.\n\nMeanwhile, 49 media organizations filed a legal brief voicing their support for CNN, MS NOW, and Politico, arguing that restricting journalists because of their editorial viewpoints violates constitutional principles. Despite the setback, Trump vowed to appeal the decision and maintain that \"fake news people and publications that only write negatively, and who violate our national security by writing false and defamatory stories with unknown ‘sources,’ shouldn’t be allowed access to the [Oval Office].\"",
  "summary": "The outlets sued the Trump Administration over the ban earlier this week, arguing it is a “direct assault” on the First Amendment.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "Judge orders Trump White House to restore CNN, MS NOW and Politico access",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/judge-orders-trump-white-house-to-restore-cnn-ms-now-and-politico",
        "published": "2026-09-24T07:42:56.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}