Judge extends White House access for US media outlets amid Trump standoff

CNN, MS Now and Politico can continue to access White House as judge maintains Trump’s ban likely illegal.Published On 14 Oct 202614 Oct 2026A federal judge has extended access to several media organisations that United States President Donald Trump had sought to ban from the White House.US District Judge Timothy Kelly said Trump likely broke the law in banning journalists from CNN, MS Now and Politico from attending White House briefings.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Can Trump ban CNN, news outlets he doesn’t like from the White House?list 2 of 3A ‘ban on the free press’: White House bars journalists from three outletslist 3 of 3The White House press pool: What is it and how does it work?end of listThe decision, published late Tuesday, expands on an emergency order issued by Kelly on September 24 that temporarily reinstated access to organisations. It said Trump likely discriminated against the news organisations based on their viewpoints, in violation of the First Amendment of the US Constitution.He wrote that Trump’s “announcement of the ban and later remarks explaining the reason for it make this a straightforward conclusion: President Trump likely banned Plaint...