Media outlets seek hearing after White House defies court order on press access

A federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's ban of CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House, but reporters remained denied access hours later, prompting the outlets to request an immediate hearing. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly ordered the White House to restore the outlets' access, ruling they likely succeeded in showing their press passes were revoked without due process and that national security claims were unsupported. The judge called the administration's reporting standards "so vague it hardly does the trick." The White House did not respond to requests for comment on the ruling. Other major networks suspended coverage of Trump pool events in solidarity, and news groups including The AP filed a brief supporting the outlets.