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CNN Resumes White House Coverage After Court Order
Confirmed
In Short: The networks continued withholding pool coverage Thursday while seeking assurances that CNN would be permitted to resume its regular duties.
The networks resumed White House pool coverage on Friday, ending a dayslong suspension after a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore press access to CNN, MS NOW, and Politico.
Hours after the order, CNN was allowed to resume its TV pool coverage duties but was later barred from flying with President Trump on Air Force One for a weekend trip to Tennessee.
The dispute began after Trump accused CNN, MS NOW, and Politico of false or negative coverage and excluded them from White House grounds.
In response, the networks had suspended pool operations in solidarity, leaving several presidential events without the customary shared television coverage.
The White House approved CNN’s credentials for the National Archives event on Friday, where Trump was set to tour the complex with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
However, CNN and MS NOW faced further restrictions when some of their journalists were denied access to cover Xi’s arrival for a White House state dinner despite regaining their general clearance earlier in the day.
The networks had declined to replace CNN after the Trump administration barred the network from its rotation, leaving events without independent television footage.
The five networks that make up the pool — ABC News, CBS News, CNN, Fox News, and NBC News — resumed pool coverage after CNN regained access to the White House grounds on Thursday.
The networks had suspended their rotating pool coverage Monday after the White House prevented CNN from carrying out its scheduled duties.
CNN, MS NOW, and Politico sued President Trump and his aides over their exclusion from the White House, asking a court to restore their press access.
The networks argue the action violates the First Amendment by punishing them for coverage Trump dislikes, as well as their Fifth Amendment due-process rights.
What this adds
The networks' decision to resume coverage comes after a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore White House access to CNN, MS NOW, and Politico.
The networks had previously suspended their coverage in solidarity with CNN, which was barred from White House grounds.
The White House's decision to remove CNN as the primary TV pooler for Saturday's trip to Tennessee highlights the ongoing tension between the administration and the press.
Background
A federal judge ordered President Trump to restore White House access for journalists from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico, saying the ban was likely unconstitutional.
Major US networks halted shared coverage of President Trump in protest after he banned CNN, Politico, and MS NOW from the White House.
What's confirmed
- The networks resumed White House pool coverage on Friday, ending a dayslong suspension after a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore press access to CNN, MS NOW, and Politico.
- Hours after the order, CNN was allowed to resume its TV pool coverage duties but was later barred from flying with President Trump on Air Force One for a weekend trip to Tennessee.
- The dispute began after Trump accused CNN, MS NOW, and Politico of false or negative coverage and excluded them from White House grounds.
- In response, the networks had suspended pool operations in solidarity, leaving several presidential events without the customary shared television coverage.
- The White House approved CNN’s credentials for the National Archives event on Friday, where Trump was set to tour the complex with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
- However, CNN and MS NOW faced further restrictions when some of their journalists were denied access to cover Xi’s arrival for a White House state dinner despite regaining their general clearance earlier in the day.
- The networks had declined to replace CNN after the Trump administration barred the network from its rotation, leaving events without independent television footage.
- The five networks that make up the pool — ABC News, CBS News, CNN, Fox News, and NBC News — resumed pool coverage after CNN regained access to the White House grounds on Thursday.
- The networks had suspended their rotating pool coverage Monday after the White House prevented CNN from carrying out its scheduled duties.
- CNN, MS NOW, and Politico sued President Trump and his aides over their exclusion from the White House, asking a court to restore their press access.
- The networks argue the action violates the First Amendment by punishing them for coverage Trump dislikes, as well as their Fifth Amendment due-process rights.
What's still developing
- Kelly’s ruling did not directly address CNN’s place in the television pool, and the networks continued withholding pool coverage Thursday while seeking assurances that CNN would be permitted to resume its regular duties.
- America's Largest Asian American, South Asian & Indian American TV Network, Broadcasting to more than 85 Million People WASHINGTON (Diya TV) — The Justice Department asked a federal judge to reject an emergency request from CNN, MS NOW and Politico to restore their access to the White House.
Sources
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- WarpBeat — background on Judge Orders Trump to Restore White House Access for CNN, MS NOW, and Politico link
- WarpBeat — background on US Networks Halt Pool Coverage of Trump in CNN Ban Protest link
- CNN — video link