Judge orders Trump administration to restore journalists' access to White House

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Thursday to temporarily restore access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico, after they were banned from covering White House events by President Trump.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/1024x683!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2f%2Fec%2F6c02c49547ea868c04690b15ec78%2Fgettyimages-2296161783.jpg' alt='Broadcast news workspaces are seen outside the White House in Washington, DC, on September 23, 2026.'/><p>A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Thursday to temporarily restore access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico, after they were banned from covering White House events by President Trump.</p><p>(Image credit: Alex Wroblewski)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5979582' />