{
  "id": 9640305,
  "title": "Brian Stelter Applauds Fox News as a ‘Real Ally’ Amid CNN White House Ban",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/brian-stelter-applauds-fox-news-as-a-real-ally-amid-cnn-white-house",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-24T21:56:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/journalism/brian-stelter-celebrates-fox-news-ally-cnn-white-house-ban/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Brian Stelter praised Fox News for being a \"real ally\" to CNN during the recent White House ban, expressing that support from news organizations following the ban was crucial. Co-hosting \"Inside Politics\" with Dana Bash, the two highlighted the unity in the news community's response to the three organizations being barred from the White House by President Trump. Stelter noted that Fox News, which had faced a similar situation under Obama, stood by CNN in support. He added that this solidarity might be partly due to Fox's anticipation of a potential Democratic presidency and a similar stunt. Both Stelter and Bash emphasized the significance of news organizations standing together, with Bash stating that these actions by Trump could prove unsuccessful. The three news organizations - CNN, MS NOW and Politico - sued the Trump administration, arguing that the ban was a retaliation for their coverage, violating the First Amendment and depriving them of due process under the Fifth Amendment. A coalition of media organizations, including CBS, Fox News, ABC, NBC, NPR, the Associated Press, Reuters, the National Press Club, among others, signed a legal brief in support of the banned outlets, requesting a temporary restraining order to reinstate their credentials. Judge Timothy Kelly granted a 14-day temporary restraining order, ordering officials to return, reinstate, and restore the revoked hard passes.",
  "summary": "\"It’s thinking about the past and Obama, but it’s also thinking about what happens when a Democrat is back the Oval Office,\" he adds The post Brian Stelter Applauds Fox News as a ‘Real Ally’ Amid CNN White House Ban appeared first on TheWrap .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}