Update: CNN, Politico, MSNOW Reporters Regain Access to White House After Judge’s Order
Update: CNN, Politico and MSNOW reporters have regained access to the White House.
According to a court filing, White House Operations were notified at 7:10 am to restore access to the reporters. The Secret Service then began the process of delivering the badges to the affected reporters.
Reporters whose White House access was revoked after President Trump barred CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the grounds were allowed to enter the complex again Thursday, hours after a federal judge ordered senior Trump administration officials to restore their press credentials.…
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 24, 2026
The Trump Administration continued to block White House access to CNN, Politico and MSNOW despite a judge’s Temporary Restraining Order.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Kelly ordered the Trump administration to restore White House access for journalists from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico, ruling that President Donald Trump’s ban on the outlets was likely unconstitutional.
Kelly, a Trump appointee, issued a Temporary Restraining Order in the early hours of Thursday morning.
The outlets only had to post a laughable $1 bond.
The order directs administration officials, excluding President Trump personally, and those acting with them, to return and reinstate the affected passes.
The order covers credentials revoked on or about September 18.
Reporters from POLITICO and MSNOW have revealed that they have not been allowed back into the White House.
In addition to being denied access, they had their press passes seized by the Secret Service.
BREAKING: Despite the court’s order, a POLITICO reporter was barred from entering the White House this morning and had his credentials seized.
The court order was clear about its immediate effect and applied to all WH / USSS officials.https://t.co/apJyaX2OGR
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) September 24, 2026
Laura Barron-Lopez from MSNOW was not exactly pleased afterward.
BREAKING: Despite the court’s order, a POLITICO reporter was barred from entering the White House this morning and had his credentials seized.
The court order was clear about its immediate effect and applied to all WH / USSS officials.https://t.co/apJyaX2OGR
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) September 24, 2026
CNN’s Betsy Klein has also stated that she has not been allowed in.
At 1am ET, a judge ordered the Trump admin to restore White House access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico. As of 9am, CNN correspondent @betsy_klein has still not been allowed back to her workspace at the WH. “It appears that the White House may be in defiance of this court order…” pic.twitter.com/D0JjjiA2tY
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) September 24, 2026
As The Gateway Pundit reported Friday, President Trump announced the ban on these fake news outlets on Truth Social:
I am proud to announce that, effective immediately, I am banning Fake News CNN, MSNOW (who recently changed their name from MSNBC due to lack of viewership and credibility!), and Politico (The recipients of an illegal and ridiculous $8 Million Dollar subscription, an All Time Record, directly from the United States Government, under Crooked Joe Biden, in order to keep them “alive.” Seems like corruption to me!), from the White House as a result of their constant “reporting” FAKE NEWS!
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