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Published September 22, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET · Updated September 24, 2026 at 8:10 AM ET

Judge orders Trump to restore CNN, MS NOW and Politico access

13 independent outlets are covering this story, first reported here by Just the News. Verification: Confirmed (how we verify). Every headline links to the original reporting.

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What we know

A federal judge ordered the White House to temporarily restore press access for CNN, MS NOW, and Politico. The ruling blocks President Trump's ban on those outlets for now.

Patriot Watch first flagged this story 8 d ago, when Just the News reported it. Coverage has since grown to 13 independent outlets, including 9 wire/mainstream feeds. The most recent report came 6 d ago from CBS News.

Conservative & independent coverage (6)

ZeroHedge 6 d ago
Judge Orders Trump To Temporarily Restore CNN, MS NOW, And Politico Access To White House ↗
RealClearPolitics 7 d ago
WH Ordered To Restore Access to MS Now, CNN, Politico ↗
Washington Examiner 7 d ago
Judge orders White House to restore media access temporarily for blocked outlets ↗
Twitchy 7 d ago
Judge Orders Trump Admin to Restore White House Access to CNN, MSNOW, and Politico ↗
Reason 7 d ago
TRO Issued Ordering Reinstatement of CNN, MS NOW, and Politico White House Access ↗
Just the News 8 d ago
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump from banning three news outlets from White House ↗

Wire & mainstream coverage (9)

CBS News 6 d ago
Judge blocks Trump's ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico's White House access for now ↗
NBC News 6 d ago
Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Ban of CNN, MS NOW, Politico ↗
NPR 7 d ago
Judge restores journalists' White House access. And, Tucker Carlson on his MAGA split ↗
Axios 7 d ago
White House ordered to restore access to banned news outlets ↗
New York Times 7 d ago
Court Blocks Trump’s White House Ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico ↗
ABC News 7 d ago
Judge orders White House to restore press passes for CNN, Politico and MS NOW ↗
NPR 7 d ago
Judge orders Trump administration to restore journalists' access to White House ↗
NBC News 7 d ago
Judge orders White House to restore access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico ↗
The Guardian 7 d ago
Judge orders Trump White House to restore access to CNN, MS Now and Politico ↗

Coverage timeline

Sep 22, 8:00 PM ET
8 d ago
Just the News
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump from banning three news outlets from White House ↗
Sep 24, 1:25 AM ET
7 d ago
The Guardian
Judge orders Trump White House to restore access to CNN, MS Now and Politico ↗
Sep 24, 1:31 AM ET
7 d ago
NBC News
Judge orders White House to restore access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico ↗
Sep 24, 1:38 AM ET
7 d ago
Reason
TRO Issued Ordering Reinstatement of CNN, MS NOW, and Politico White House Access ↗
Sep 24, 2:21 AM ET
7 d ago
NPR
Judge orders Trump administration to restore journalists' access to White House ↗
Sep 24, 3:05 AM ET
7 d ago
Twitchy
Judge Orders Trump Admin to Restore White House Access to CNN, MSNOW, and Politico ↗
Sep 24, 3:26 AM ET
7 d ago
ABC News
Judge orders White House to restore press passes for CNN, Politico and MS NOW ↗
Sep 24, 4:13 AM ET
7 d ago
New York Times
Court Blocks Trump’s White House Ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico ↗
Sep 24, 6:05 AM ET
7 d ago
Axios
White House ordered to restore access to banned news outlets ↗
Sep 24, 6:42 AM ET
7 d ago
Washington Examiner
Judge orders White House to restore media access temporarily for blocked outlets ↗
Sep 24, 7:10 AM ET
7 d ago
NPR
Judge restores journalists' White House access. And, Tucker Carlson on his MAGA split ↗
Sep 24, 7:11 AM ET
7 d ago
RealClearPolitics
WH Ordered To Restore Access to MS Now, CNN, Politico ↗
Sep 24, 7:14 AM ET
6 d ago
NBC News
Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Ban of CNN, MS NOW, Politico ↗
Sep 24, 7:20 AM ET
6 d ago
ZeroHedge
Judge Orders Trump To Temporarily Restore CNN, MS NOW, And Politico Access To White House ↗
Sep 24, 7:46 AM ET
6 d ago
CBS News
Judge blocks Trump's ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico's White House access for now ↗
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