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Judge extends order allowing CNN, Politico, MS NOW White House press access

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A federal judge on Tuesday issued a longer block on President Trump’s ban of three major news organizations from the White House, finding that the revocation of the outlets’ hard badges likely violated their constitutional rights. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly wrote in a late-night ruling that t

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What the coverage shows

All nine outlets center on the same court order keeping CNN, MS NOW and Politico’s White House access in place while the litigation continues. Axios, NBC News, The Hill and the New York Times emphasize the ruling as a longer-term block or injunction, while CBS News and The Hill foreground the judge’s constitutional reasoning. Newsweek is the only outlet to describe the judge as Trump-appointed, and Reason is alone in quoting the opinion.

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How it broke

12 Oct 15:46 NBC NewsFirst What’s the White House press pool?

13 Oct 14:48 NBC News Trump’s new White House press secretary, Katie Zacharia, keeps first briefing short

13 Oct 17:04 BBC News Inside Katie Zacharia's very brief White House briefing

13 Oct 22:15 PBS NewsHour White House press secretary's debut brings news of Guilfoyle's exit

13 Oct 22:48 PBS NewsHour New White House press secretary holds 1st briefing

14 Oct 03:35 Axios Judge orders White House to reinstate press access until litigation concludes

14 Oct 03:36 Reason Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Requiring CNN, MS NOW, and Politico to Be Readmitted to White House

14 Oct 03:50 The Hill Judge extends order allowing CNN, Politico, MS NOW White House press access

14 Oct 03:51 CBS News Judge blocks Trump's White House ban targeting CNN, MS NOW and Politico

14 Oct 04:34 The Guardian US Judge extends White House access to banned media outlets CNN, MS Now and Politico

14 Oct 05:19 CNBC Judge extends block on Trump White House ban of MS NOW, CNN and Politico

14 Oct 05:33 New York Times Federal Judge Again Blocks Trump’s Ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico

14 Oct 11:19 The Independent Katie Zacharia’s first White House press briefing was a disaster of her own making

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