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  "id": 9692572,
  "title": "Media outlets banned by Trump denied access to White House dinner despite judge’s order",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/media-outlets-banned-by-trump-denied-access-to-white-house-dinner",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T03:56:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KahawaTungu",
    "slug": "kahawatungu",
    "url": "https://kahawatungu.com/media-outlets-banned-by-trump-denied-access-to-white-house-dinner-despite-judges-order/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Three U.S. media organizations, CNN, Politico, and MS NOW, were denied access to cover a White House state dinner for Chinese leader Xi Jinping, despite a judge's order to restore their entry. The federal judge ruled last night that the White House's ban on the three outlets was likely unconstitutional, accusing the administration of violating the journalists' constitutional due process rights. The judge ordered the immediate return of the outlets' press passes and a 14-day halt to the ban. Despite this ruling, all three outlets reported being denied entry to the White House on Thursday morning, sparking a request for an emergency court hearing. The White House cited national security concerns as the reason for the ban, but Judge Timothy Kelly cast doubt on this claim, pointing out the lack of factual support in the president's initial announcement. The incident marked another in a series of events surrounding the media outlets' ban at the White House.",
  "summary": "CNN and MS NOW reporters say they have been denied entry to cover a White House state dinner despite a judge ruling their access to the grounds must be restored. A federal judge said in an overnight ruling that the White House ban on three outlets – CNN and MS NOW and Politico – was [...] The post Media outlets banned by Trump denied access to White House dinner despite judge’s order appeared…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 9,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Trump-Xi LIVE: Trump gifts Chinese President bald eagle statue, invites him to tour new White House ballroom",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/trump-xi-live-trump-gifts-chinese-president-bald-eagle-statue-invites",
        "published": "2026-09-25T01:01:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "How was dinner? Takeaways from Xi and Trump’s evening at the White House",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/how-was-dinner-takeaways-from-xi-and-trumps-evening-at-the-white-house",
        "published": "2026-09-25T01:13:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Trump praises US-China friendship at state dinner with Xi Jinping",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/trump-praises-us-china-friendship-at-state-dinner-with-xi-jinping",
        "published": "2026-09-25T02:00:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Jakarta Post",
        "title": "Trump hosts Xi for state dinner as pomp masks tensions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/trump-hosts-xi-for-state-dinner-as-pomp-masks-tensions",
        "published": "2026-09-25T02:36:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Why Trump gave Xi an ornate bald eagle statue at the state dinner",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/why-trump-gave-xi-an-ornate-bald-eagle-statue-at-the-state-dinner",
        "published": "2026-09-25T03:00:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Donald Trump Gifts Xi Jinping A Bald Eagle Statue. What It Symbolises",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/donald-trump-gifts-xi-jinping-a-bald-eagle-statue-what-it-symbolises",
        "published": "2026-09-25T05:00:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Trump gives Xi a bald eagle statue: The symbolism behind the diplomatic gift",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/trump-gives-xi-a-bald-eagle-statue-the-symbolism-behind-the",
        "published": "2026-09-25T05:30:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Capital FM Kenya",
        "title": "Why Trump gave Xi an ornate bald eagle statue at the state dinner",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/why-trump-gave-xi-an-ornate-bald-eagle-statue-at-the-state-dinner-9713776",
        "published": "2026-09-25T05:49:21.000Z"
      }
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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."
}