Politics Oct 14 Attorney for banned outlets on legal fight over White House press access By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz
Politics Sep 26 CNN says it was left off Air Force One for Trump's Saturday trip to a college football game CNN, a member of the U.S. network video pool that rotates duties shooting and sharing video coverage of the president, reported it had been scheduled to fly aboard the president’s plane Saturday for a scheduled visit to a college football… By Sarah Rankin, Hallie Golden, Associated Press
World Sep 25 Watch 6:06 Wrongfully detained Iranian American journalist remains jailed in Iran after 2 years This week marks two years that Iranian American journalist Reza Valizadeh has been detained in Iran. For a decade, he worked for Radio Farda — an independent, but U.S.-funded Farsi-language news service. During a trip to Iran to visit family,… By Amna Nawaz, Veronica Vela
World Sep 25 Pope Leo XIV affirms need for media to cover public figures when asked about Trump ban Pope Leo XIV told journalists they were welcome to report on him, as he responded to the Trump administration’s attempt to bar U.S. media from the White House and affirmed the importance of journalists covering public figures. By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press
Politics Sep 25 White House TV pool is back in operation after a dayslong ban of news outlets from grounds The U.S. network video pool for the White House was back in operation Friday, for the first time since President Donald Trump banned three news outlets in a high-profile showdown over media access. By Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press
Sep 23 Watch 4:51 Xi arrives for state visit amid U.S.-China trade tensions and AI concerns By Liz Landers, Jonah Anderson Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington Wednesday evening for his first state visit in more than a decade. At the same time, a federal judge heard arguments in a lawsuit brought by CNN, MS NOW and Politico challenging President… Continue watching
Sep 23 Judge questions Trump's ban of three prominent news outlets from White House By Jocelyn Noveck, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Sep 21 Watch 5:10 Press pool declines to cover Trump in protest of his ban on news outlets By Liz Landers, Jonah Anderson 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… Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch 6:26 Trump's attacks on free press echo rhetoric used by autocrats, Jodie Ginsberg says By Amna Nawaz, Azhar Merchant 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. Continue watching
Sep 19 MS NOW, CNN and Politico say their journalists were denied access to White House after Trump ban By Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press The actions were a clear escalation of Trump’s long-running efforts — in the courts and through administrative action — to restrict news coverage by journalists he finds objectionable. Continue reading