US judge orders Trump to lift White House ban on news outlets
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A US federal judge ordered President Donald Trump to restore White House press access for CNN, MSNBC, and Politico journalists, ruling the ban likely unconstitutional. This ruling represents a significant media rights victory amid ongoing tensions between Trump and media outlets.
A federal judge ordered US President Donald Trump on Thursday to restore White House access for journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico, saying his ban on the three media outlets was likely unconstitutional. In a major setback for Trump in one of his biggest battles with the media, US District Judge Tim Kelly issued his order in a lawsuit that the news organisations filed contesting the ban that the Republican president announced on September 18. Trump had said on social media...