Top TV networks – including Fox – revolt in solidarity with media banned by Trump

In a rare move, the top five US broadcasters said on Monday that they were halting "pool" coverage of the White House – where a broadcaster films on behalf of all television outlets for the day – in solidarity with CNN. As a result of the row, the opening of Trump's cherished new White House helipad and his trip to the United Nations General Assembly proceeded without live television coverage. CNN had been scheduled to serve Monday as the White House TV pool. "The public has a vital interest in receiving accurate, independent information about its government. No administration should restrict a news organization because it objects to its reporting," ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox and NBC said in a statement. CNN, MS NOW and Politico also sued Trump on Monday after he barred them from covering the White House last week. The result is an unprecedented test of wills between the Trump administration and the press in a critical week during which Chinese President Xi Jinping is visiting the White House. White House launches 'Trump TV' There may be no live TV of Trump's meetings with foreign leaders at the UN in New York, an annual forum that is closely watched around the world. Meanwhile, the ribbon...