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White House Bars CNN Travel

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The White House barred CNN from traveling aboard Air Force One to Tennessee on Saturday, defying a federal judge’s order to restore the network’s credentials.

Reposted by Brendan Nyhan

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I regret to inform you that the brief period of bravery from the press was very brief indeed.
The major networks are set to resume their collective television coverage of President Trump on Sunday, even though the White House blocked CNN from participating in the TV pool over the weekend, according to people briefed on the deliberations.
TV Networks to Resume Trump Coverage, Even as White House Excludes CNN
The White House TV pool went dark this past week amid a standoff between CNN and the president. Network leaders, however, believe an indefinite suspension may be untenable.
nyti.ms
September 27, 2026 at 2:41 AM

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce

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Of course, they chickened out.
Networks to Resume Trump Coverage, Even as White House Excludes CNN www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/b...
TV Networks to Resume Trump Coverage, Even as White House Excludes CNN
The White House TV pool went dark this past week amid a standoff between CNN and the president. Network leaders, however, believe an indefinite suspension may be untenable.
www.nytimes.com
September 27, 2026 at 1:03 AM
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White House illegally blocks CNN from covering Trump’s Tennessee trip www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
White House blocks CNN from covering Trump’s Tennessee trip
CNN had been scheduled to fly with Trump on Air Force One on Saturday as part of its pool duties covering the president.
www.nbcnews.com
September 26, 2026 at 4:26 PM

Reposted by Naomi Wolf

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#Politics #Trump

Breaking: #CNN reports that Trump has blocked the network again from White House press pool coverage, in violation of court order.

www.cnn.com/2026/09/25/p...
White House bars CNN from covering Trump on behalf of major TV networks as he travels to Tennessee | CNN Politics
The White House is barring CNN from flying on Air Force One on Saturday as part of the news outlet’s duties covering the president on behalf of major television networks.
www.cnn.com
September 26, 2026 at 1:06 AM

Reposted by Victor Pickard

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Ironically, the White House Media ban should remind journalists to center American democracy - rather than the President.

Sure "access journalism" has its place, but when power is being consolidated in the Executive Branch as it is now, access journalism can reinforce autocratization.
September 25, 2026 at 12:40 PM
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Darline Graham supports Trump. She’s the radical candidate in the South Carolina Senate race.
White House Blocks CNN From Covering Trump’s Trip to Tennessee (Gift Article)
CNN won’t be able to join President Trump on a Saturday trip to Tennessee. He had banned CNN and two other news outlets from the White House, but a court order on Thursday restored their access.
www.nytimes.com
September 26, 2026 at 6:43 PM

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Reposted by Daxton R. Stewart

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Trump's ousting @cnn.com from Air Force 1 was foreseeable, because a 2-1 panel of the DC Circuit let him do that to the AP, after it refused to switch to “Gulf of America” in its stylebook. But that was an “unpublished” stay order—not binding precedent. …
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www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/b...
White House Blocks CNN From Air Force One (Gift Article)
CNN won’t be able to join President Trump on a Saturday trip to Tennessee. He had banned CNN and two other news outlets from the White House, but a court order on Thursday restored their access.
www.nytimes.com
September 26, 2026 at 1:28 PM

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The major networks are set to resume their collective television coverage of President Trump on Sunday, even though the White House blocked CNN from participating in the TV pool over the weekend, according to people briefed on the deliberations.
TV Networks to Resume Trump Coverage, Even as White House Excludes CNN
The White House TV pool went dark this past week amid a standoff between CNN and the president. Network leaders, however, believe an indefinite suspension may be untenable.
nyti.ms
September 27, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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CNN, MS NOW White House reporters denied access to Xi’s state dinner arrival | CNN Politics www.cnn.com/2026/09/24/p...
CNN, MS NOW White House reporters denied access to Xi’s state dinner arrival | CNN Politics
CNN, MS NOW and Politico have been allowed back into the White House after a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to temporarily reinstate press badges for the news outlets.
www.cnn.com
September 25, 2026 at 6:04 AM

Reposted by Christina Pagel

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Despite a court ruling issued earlier today that Trump must allow journalists access to the White House, CNN and MS Now journalists were denied access to the White House state dinner held in honor of the Chinese Preside...

TAT: [Controlling information | Suppressing dissent | Undermining democracy]
CNN and MS Now journalists denied access to White House state dinner despite court ruling
Officials deny entry even after federal judge rules Trump administration must grant banned journalists access
www.theguardian.com
September 25, 2026 at 3:17 PM