Federal judge orders White House to restore press access for CNN, MSNBC, and Politico

Federal judge Timothy J Kelly, a Trump appointee, ordered the White House to immediately restore press access for CNN, MSNBC, and Politico, granting a 14-day temporary restraining order after the outlets sued over their revoked credentials. Kelly ruled the news organizations were likely to succeed on claims that their credentials were revoked without constitutionally adequate due process, noting the administration did not dispute they lacked notice and a hearing. He also questioned the government's national security justification for the ban. This is Kelly's second high-profile press-access case involving Trump; in 2018, he restored CNN's Jim Acosta's pass. The ruling is temporary, and the underlying lawsuit over First Amendment rights and presidential authority continues.