POLITICO, CNN and MS NOW to sue over White House press ban
News outlets POLITICO, CNN and MS NOW have announced they will seek a restraining order to restore their reporters' access to the White House after President Donald Trump barred them.
Three major U.S. news organizations — POLITICO, CNN and MS NOW — have announced they are pursuing legal action against the White House. The outlets will ask a court to issue a temporary restraining order aimed at restoring their reporters' access to the White House.
The move follows President Donald Trump's decision to bar journalists from these three outlets from White House premises and events. The news organizations view the ban as an unwarranted restriction on their reporting and have chosen to challenge it through the courts rather than through public protest alone.
What happens next
A temporary restraining order is a legal tool used to quickly halt or reverse a disputed action while broader litigation proceeds. If the court grants the request, journalists from POLITICO, CNN and MS NOW could regain access to the White House even before a final ruling in the case.
The dispute draws attention to a wider question of press freedom and media access to government institutions in the United States. The joint action by the three outlets suggests they consider this a significant precedent for future relations between the White House and the press corps.
