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Timeline: White House Press Office

Recorded incidents in which White House Press Office is named, oldest first.

Years: 1971 2013 2018 2023 2024 2025 2026
Types: Access ban Arrest or detention Credential revocation Funding cut Lawsuit against the press Legislation Other Regulatory action Subpoena or seizure
Countries: Hong Kong Hungary Israel India Russia El Salvador Türkiye United States

2025

February 11, 2025
United States: White House exclusion of the Associated Press from the Oval Office and Air Force One, February 2025
February 25, 2025
United States: White House takes over selection of the presidential press pool, February 2025

2026

September 18, 2026
United States: White House hard-pass deactivations for CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters, September 2026
September 18, 2026
Trump announces CNN, MS NOW and Politico will be banned from the White House claim (announcement)
September 19, 2026
Secret Service deactivates the three outlets' hard passes; reporters denied entry claim (action)
September 19, 2026
WHCA statement on the White House's position on CNN, MS NOW and Politico claim (statement)
September 20, 2026
Other pool networks decline to fill CNN's vacated rotating pool slot claim (action)
September 21, 2026
CNN, MS NOW and Politico file suit against Trump and the White House claim (filing)
September 23, 2026
Hearing scheduled in Cable News Network, Inc. v. Trump claim (hearing)