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Journalists denied White House access after Trump banned some media outlets
CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters' White House press badges were confiscated, the outlets reported.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by BBC News
A ‘ban on the free press’: White House bars journalists from three outlets
What happened
Reporters from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico were denied access to White House on Saturday.
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- Reported by Al Jazeera and published Sat, 19 Sep 2026 17:48:18 UTC.
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Trump bans media outlets CNN, MS NOW, Politico from White House
Journalists denied White House access after Trump banned some media outlets
CNN, MS NOW, Politico reporters blocked from White House after Trump ban
A ‘ban on the free press’: White House bars journalists from three outlets
MS NOW, CNN and Politico journalists blocked from White House after Trump ban
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