Judge blocks Trump’s ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico, restoring White House access for now

Updated on: September 24, 2026 / 1:44 AM EDT / CBS News

Washington — A federal judge early Thursday morning temporarily blocked senior Trump administration officials from barring CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House and said their journalists' press credentials must be immediately restored.

U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly granted a request from the three news outlets for temporary relief that reinstates their access to the White House grounds while they challenge President Trump's move to ban them from the complex because of their coverage of his administration.

Lawyers for CNN, MS NOW and Politico have argued that the restriction violates the First Amendment and their right to due process.

In an eight-page ruling, Kelly said the three news outlets are likely to succeed in showing the bans lacked due process, writing that the journalists were not given prior notice of the bans or an opportunity to challenge them. And he noted that some of the CNN, MS NOW and Politico stories that the White House cited as justification for the bans were "routine" and, in certain cases, months old.

Kelly also said he is "skeptical" of the Trump administration's claim that the bans were motivated by…

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