White House bans CNN, MSNBC and Politico; outlets sue over revoked access
September 22, 2026 at 01:25 AM · Updated 24d ago
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8 reports · 7 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 13 hours
First Thing: News outlets suspend coverage of Trump in escalating media access row
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ترامب بلا صوت في مؤتمر وشبكات أمريكا تتمرد على البيت الأبيض.. ماذا يحدث؟ - اليوم السابع
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ممداني يحرج ترامب علنًا بسبب قيود البيت الأبيض على وسائل الإعلام (فيدي | مصراوي
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أمام الصحفيين.. ممداني يحرج ترمب بسبب حظر وسائل الإعلام
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البيت الأبيض يستعد لإطلاق تلفزيون ترامب ردًا على مقاطعة الإعلام الأمريكي للرئيس
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المساعدة والقاضي.. حظر يفتح معركة جديدة بين ترمب والإعلام
(opens the publisher’s site)وسائل إعلام أميركية تلجأ إلى القضاء لمواجهة ترامب
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ترامب يُصعّد هجومه على الإعلام الأمريكي: "ينشر قصص كاذبة تُهدد الأمن القومي"
(opens the publisher’s site)The Trump administration revoked White House access for CNN, MSNBC and Politico on Friday, and the three outlets have sued over First Amendment grounds.
- Trump barred reporters from the three outlets on Friday, accusing them of publishing fake news and threatening further bans on other media.
- The outlets filed a lawsuit seeking urgent restoration of their credentials, with a hearing scheduled before Judge Timothy Kelly on Wednesday.
- CBS, ABC, NBC and Fox suspended their White House pool coverage in solidarity, leaving Trump's Monday event without live television broadcast.
- Trump denied attacking the free press, saying he targets "fake news," while Vice President JD Vance said 92 percent of the outlets' coverage is negative.
- The White House posted an advertisement on its YouTube channel promoting 'Trump TV,' a 24/7 livestream set to begin Tuesday at 7pm.
- Trump posted on Truth Social that CNN, MSNBC and Politico spread false and misleading stories that harm US national security.
- Trump criticized the case's assignment to Judge Timothy Kelly over his prior ruling favoring Jim Acosta and said he expects an appeal.
- Trump cited his victory in seven swing states with 312 electoral votes as proof of the media's lack of credibility.
- Five major networks — ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox and NBC — issued a joint statement refusing to replace the White House press pool.
- C-SPAN declined to broadcast a White House event because of the disrupted pool coverage.
- The United Nations will provide its own cameras for Trump's upcoming General Assembly trip amid the dispute.
- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani told Trump at a Gracie Mansion press conference he would welcome all media representatives there.