{ "id": 9585898, "title": "CNN, MS NOW, Politico regain access to White House", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/cnn-ms-now-politico-regain-access-to-white-house", "topic": "world", "section": "World", "published": "2026-09-24T16:41:00.000Z", "source": { "name": "DW English (Top Stories)", "slug": "dw-english-top-stories", "url": "https://www.dw.com/en/cnn-ms-now-politico-regain-access-to-white-house/a-79405693?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-mrss" }, "original_language": "en", "account": "On Thursday, CNN, MSNBC, and Politico journalists regained access to the White House following a federal judge's decision that President Donald Trump's ban must be lifted. The ban, imposed on September 18, was contested by the news organizations in a lawsuit. District Judge Tim Kelly, who issued the ruling, stated that the ban was \"likely unconstitutional\" and ordered it to remain in place for 14 days. Theodore Boutrous Jr., an attorney for the outlets, expressed gratitude for the court's swift action, calling it a strong ruling that vindicated freedom of the press, due process, and the rule of law. Kelly rejected the government's claim that national security concerns justified the ban, citing a lack of factual support for the assertion that revoking journalists' passes would protect national security. He pointed out that President Trump had initially cited \"an alleged lack of truthfulness and negativity\" in reporting as the reason for the ban. The judge emphasized that Trump himself had stated the banned news outlets had not been given a proper chance to contest the ban. The ban has prompted other media outlets, like DW, to suspend pooled coverage of Trump events in solidarity. The Justice Department argued that access to the White House is a privilege, not an entitlement, and that the president has the authority to deny access to news organizations. The outlets, however, contended that they were singled out due to the content of their coverage and viewed the ban as a blatant violation of the First Amendment, which protects freedom of speech and freedom of the press in the United States.", "summary": "A federal judge has ordered President Trump to restore White House access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico after he banned the media outlets from the premises. Hours later, the media announced they had been granted access.", "key_points": [ "CNN, MSNBC, Politico journalists regain White House access.", "Judge Tim Kelly ruled President Trump's ban likely unconstitutional.", "Attorney Theodore Boutrous praised court's swift action." ], "editors_take": null, "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/9585898.png", "coverage": { "outlets": 12, "also_reported_by": [ { "outlet": "The Hill", "title": "Live updates: Trump, Xi sit down for high-stakes talks; Court upends White House media ban", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/live-updates-trump-xi-sit-down-for-high-stakes-talks-court-upends", "published": "2026-09-24T12:30:00.000Z" }, { "outlet": "NPR", "title": "Trump rolls out red carpet for Xi as high-stakes summit begins", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/trump-rolls-out-red-carpet-for-xi-as-high-stakes-summit-begins", "published": "2026-09-24T12:43:15.000Z" }, { "outlet": "Bernama", "title": "World : Trump Greets Xi Jinping For State Visit At White House", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/world-trump-greets-xi-jinping-for-state-visit-at-white-house", "published": "2026-09-24T13:12:40.000Z" }, { "outlet": "Nikkei Asia", "title": "Trump-Xi summit live: Leaders call for US-China cooperation at White House", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/trump-xi-summit-live-leaders-call-for-us-china-cooperation-at-white", "published": "2026-09-24T13:16:40.000Z" }, { "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald", "title": "White House blocks journalists from Trump-Xi meeting despite court order", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/white-house-blocks-journalists-from-trump-xi-meeting-despite-court", "published": "2026-09-24T14:28:14.000Z" }, { "outlet": "The Age", "title": "White House blocks journalists from Trump-Xi meeting despite court order", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/white-house-blocks-journalists-from-trump-xi-meeting-despite-court-9566669", "published": "2026-09-24T14:28:14.000Z" }, { "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana", "title": "Some reporters denied White House access despite judge overturning Trump media ban", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/some-reporters-denied-white-house-access-despite-judge-overturning", "published": "2026-09-24T16:01:09.000Z" }, { "outlet": "DW News", "title": "CNN, MS NOW, Politico regain access to White House", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/cnn-ms-now-politico-regain-access-to-white-house-9590774", "published": "2026-09-24T16:41:00.000Z" }, { "outlet": "New Straits Times", "title": "Xi and Trump call for peace in lavish White House state visit", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/xi-and-trump-call-for-peace-in-lavish-white-house-state-visit", "published": "2026-09-24T17:20:44.000Z" }, { "outlet": "El Pais English", "title": "Xi Jinping, speaking to Trump at the White House: ‘The interests of China and the US are deeply intertwined’", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/xi-jinping-speaking-to-trump-at-the-white-house-the-interests-of", "published": "2026-09-24T17:29:21.000Z" }, { "outlet": "Ukrinform - Politics", "title": "Trump and Xi hold talks at White House", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/trump-and-xi-hold-talks-at-white-house", "published": "2026-09-24T17:30:00.000Z" } ] }, "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." }