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On October 13, 2026, Judge Timothy Kelly of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, the federal trial court in Washington, D.C., granted CNN, MS NOW and Politico a preliminary injunction, a court order that stays in effect while a lawsuit continues. The order bars the administration from banning the three outlets from the White House complex. The administration had argued that the ban was imposed in part because of national security concerns. In his 26-page opinion, Kelly wrote: "There is practically nothing national security-related in the record connected to the President's decision to revoke Plaintiffs' hard passes to which the Court can defer." He found that the ban likely violated the reporters' free speech and due process rights, according to NBC News. The president said on Truth Social, before the ruling, that he would appeal.

Published 2026-10-14. Last reviewed 2026-10-14. 1 source.

Statement: On October 13, 2026, Judge Timothy Kelly of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, the federal trial court in Washington, D.C., granted CNN, MS NOW and Politico a preliminary injunction, a court order that stays in effect while a lawsuit continues. The order bars the administration from banning the three outlets from the White House complex. The administration had argued that the ban was imposed in part because of national security concerns. In his 26-page opinion, Kelly wrote: "There is practically nothing national security-related in the record connected to the President's decision to revoke Plaintiffs' hard passes to which the Court can defer." He found that the ban likely violated the reporters' free speech and due process rights, according to NBC News. The president said on Truth Social, before the ruling, that he would appeal.
Field: action
Value: Preliminary injunction granted, 2026-10-13
About: incident 2026-white-house-bans-cnn-msnow-politico
Source: Federal judge issues longer-term decision blocking Trump's White House media ban
Publisher: NBC News
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-10-14
Confidence: high
Status: current
Source date: 2026-10-13

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A federal judge issued an order late Tuesday blocking the Trump administration from banning CNN, Politico and MS NOW from the White House complex while the organizations’ lawsuit over access proceeds.