News Organizations Seek Court Order Restoring Press Credentials
CNN, Politico and MS NOW on Monday sued over their ban from the White House and sought a court order restoring their reporters’ press credentials.
The news organizations CNN, Politico and MS NOW on Monday sued over their ban from the White House and sought a court order restoring the press credentials that allow access to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
The suit, filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., came on the first business day after President Donald Trump announced he was banning those organizations, characterizing them in a Truth Social post as “fake news.”
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