Trumps White House Ban on CNN, Politico and MS Now: What to Know

In the past few weeks, President Trump has tried to block reporters from three news outlets whose coverage he found too negative: CNN, MS NOW and Politico.At first, journalists from those three outlets couldn’t get into the White House complex at all.But after the outlets sued the administration, a federal judge forced Mr.

Trump to let them back in, at least for a couple of weeks while the litigation got underway.Then, a day after the ruling, a new twist: Mr.Trump barred CNN from traveling with him on Air Force One.

He did it again the next week, then barred a Politico journalist from a scheduled trip on the plane, too.Exactly what authority the president has when it comes to the makeup of his press detail is the subject of multiple lawsuits in federal court in Washington.On Thursday, Judge Timothy J.

Kelly held a hearing to consider whether to extend his two-week order preventing the White House from barring the three outlets from its grounds.The clashes with these outlets — and a related case involving The Associated Press — raise a number of legal and journalistic questions.Here’s what to know:Who decides who gets to cover the president?The White House Press Office is in charge of issuing credentials that let journalists in and out of the White House complex.Many enter on temporary press passes only for certain presidential events, but more than 1,200 journalists hold what is known as a “hard pass,” a White House official said.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.

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