Incidents: credential control
Each incident is a dated action by a government, an official, a regulator, a court or a legislature that limited journalists' ability to gather or publish news.
5 incidents match this view.
Country: United States (5)
Continent: North America (5)
Tactic: Access bans (5) Credential control (5) Prior restraint (1)
Outcome: Ongoing (3) Sustained (1) Reversed (1)
Level: National (5)
Head of government: Donald Trump (5)
| Date | Incident | Country | Tactic | Head of government | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 18, 2026 | United States: White House hard-pass deactivations for CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters, September 2026 | United States | Access bans | Donald Trump | Ongoing (September 21, 2026) |
| October 15, 2025 | United States: News organizations turn in their Pentagon press credentials, October 2025 | United States | Credential control | Donald Trump | Ongoing (April 9, 2026) |
| September 19, 2025 | United States: Department of Defense press credential rules requiring approval before release of information, September 2025 | United States | Credential control | Donald Trump | Ongoing (April 9, 2026) |
| February 25, 2025 | United States: White House takes over selection of the presidential press pool, February 2025 | United States | Access bans | Donald Trump | Sustained (September 22, 2026) |
| November 7, 2018 | United States: White House suspension of CNN correspondent Jim Acosta's hard pass, November 2018 | United States | Credential control | Donald Trump | Reversed (November 19, 2018) |
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