US court blocks White House ban on CNN and other media outlets

A US federal judge has temporarily blocked the White House from barring CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from accessing the premises, ruling the ban likely violates the Constitution. The judge's intervention came after the three outlets sued, arguing that being singled out based on their reporting content infringes on First Amendment press freedoms. The White House had justified the ban, announced September 18, on national security grounds, while President Trump has repeatedly criticized the outlets. The dispute escalated after the journalists' press badges were revoked, prompting the White House Correspondents' Association to halt pool coverage in protest. Other major outlets like the Associated Press and The New York Times also expressed solidarity.