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World Sep 23

Xi arrives for state visit amid U.S.-China trade tensions and AI concerns

By Liz Landers, Jonah Anderson

Politics Sep 23

The United States District Court for the District of Columbia on the day US District Judge Tim Kelly holds an afternoon he...
Judge questions Trump's ban of three prominent news outlets from White House

A federal judge weighing whether to block President Donald Trump’s ban of three news outlets from White House grounds expressed some skepticism Wednesday in response to the government's defense of the move.

By Jocelyn Noveck, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

Nation Sep 21

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Press pool declines to cover Trump in protest of his ban on news outlets

CNN, MS NOW and Politico are suing the Trump administration for stripping access to the White House, calling it a “direct assault on the First Amendment.” Monday, CNN was removed from its duties for the rotating pool of TV journalists…

By Liz Landers, Jonah Anderson

Nation Sep 21

US President Donald J. Trump makes an announcement on healthcare in the Oval Office
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Trump's attacks on free press echo rhetoric used by autocrats, Jodie Ginsberg says

To discuss President Trump's decision to ban CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, Amna Nawaz spoke with Jodie Ginsberg, CEO of the Committee to Protect Journalists.

By Amna Nawaz, Azhar Merchant

Politics Sep 21

CNN, MSNOW and Politico solidarity signs at the White House in Washington
Trump shows off new White House helipad, but networks skip coverage during First Amendment fight

President Trump has unveiled a new White House helicopter landing pad while trying to downplay a First Amendment firestorm.

By Will Weissert, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press

Sep 21

WATCH: Vance speaks at GOP midterm election rally in North Carolina

By Associated Press

Vice President JD Vance said Monday that CNN, MSNOW and Politico lost their “special access” to the White House but are not banned.

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Sep 21

CNN, MS NOW, Politico sue over Trump denying White House access

By Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press

The actions were a clear escalation of President Donald Trump’s long-running efforts — in the courts and through administrative action — to restrict news coverage by journalists he finds objectionable, and were the latest test of First Amendment protections in…

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Sep 18

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Trump says he's banning 3 outlets from White House in his latest attack on press freedom

By Liz Landers, Matt Loffman, Kayan Taraporevala

President Donald Trump says he is banning three major news outlets, CNN, MS NOW and Politico, from the White House due to what he called "unfavorable coverage." Trump didn't provide details on how the ban would be implemented, but warned…

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Sep 18

WATCH: Trump says he is banning CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House

By Will Weissert, Associated Press

President Donald Trump said Friday that he was banning CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House due to what he called unfavorable coverage, and threatened that more such media prohibitions could be coming.

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Aug 31

Treasury Department blocks certain journalists from covering G20 meeting

By Ben Finley, Associated Press

The New York Times said in a statement that denying American journalists access to an event in the U.S. is “not just another disturbing effort by the administration to undermine independent journalism, but a blatant attempt to evade public scrutiny.”…

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