Reporters return to White House, TV standoff persists
The gist
A judge ordered the White House to restore CNN, MS NOW and Politico press passes.
Reporters got back in, but the TV pool filming the president is still suspended.
How it unfolded
- Sep 18, 2026Trump announced he was banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, assailing what he called "fake news."
- Sep 22, 2026Trump spoke at the U.N. General Assembly for about 40 minutes; U.N. TV filmed the speeches and many networks carried its feed. CNN did not carry the remarks live but carried short clips, and CNN's Kaitlan Collins tried to ask Trump about Iran war polling.
- Sep 23, 2026U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly heard arguments in an emergency hearing on the outlets' request.