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Judge Forces Trump to Allow CNN, MS NOW, and Politico Access to White House

A federal judge has ordered that journalists from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico must be allowed back into the White House, after Donald Trump barred them.

24 September 2026Tagblick Newsdesk

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A federal judge in the United States has ruled that President Donald Trump must allow journalists from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico to re-enter the White House. This decision follows Trump's barring of these media outlets, accusing them of spreading fake news. The judge stated that the ban on these outlets was likely unconstitutional.

According to reports, Trump revoked the press credentials of various staff members from these three media outlets over the past week. In response, the media filed a lawsuit to regain access to the White House.

The judge found that proper procedures had not been followed when revoking the accreditation of the journalists, which calls the Trump administration's decision into question as potentially unlawful. This ruling was made on Thursday.

Despite the court ruling, reporters from Politico, CNN, and MS NOW were later denied access to the White House.

Earlier this month, President Donald Trump had already announced that he would not allow these media outlets access to the White House, leading to the lawsuit.

The access of these news organizations is important for media information dissemination and coverage of the presidency, but the implementation of the court ruling appears not to have been adhered to.

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