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Timeline: Access ban

Recorded incidents of type access ban, oldest first.

Years: 1901 1909 1913 1914 1917 1918 1922 1925 1926 1927 1933 1934 1937 1938 1939 1941 1942 1944 1948 1950 1951 1953 1955 1959 1960 1962 1968 1969 1971 1972 1973 1975 1976 1977 1980 1981 1983 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1995 1997 1998 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2009 2010 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 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: AR AU AZ BD BR BY Canada CL CN CU CZ DE EC EG ER ES ET United Kingdom GE GR GT Hong Kong HT Hungary ID Israel India IR JP KH KP KR KZ MA MM MT MX MY NG NI PE PH PK PL PT RS Russia SA SK El Salvador TH TN Türkiye TZ United States VE VN ZA ZW

2018

21 February 2018

Philippines: a Rappler reporter is barred from the presidential palace

2020

19 February 2020

China: three Wall Street Journal correspondents expelled over an opinion headline

29 August 2020

Belarus: accreditation withdrawn from 17 journalists working for foreign outlets

2022

16 June 2022

Russia: entry bans, visa restrictions and bureau closures for foreign correspondents

2025

11 February 2025

United States: White House exclusion of the Associated Press from the Oval Office and Air Force One, February 2025

25 February 2025

United States: White House takes over selection of the presidential press pool, February 2025

2026

7 January 2026

Israel: ban on independent entry of foreign journalists into the Gaza Strip, 2023 to 2026

10 March 2026

Hungary: a ruling-party mayor forcibly removes Telex reporters from a campaign event

18 September 2026

CNN, MS NOW, Politico hard passes deactivated, 2026

18 September 2026

Trump announces CNN, MS NOW and Politico will be banned from the White House ^claim (announcement)

19 September 2026

Secret Service deactivates the three outlets' hard passes; reporters denied entry ^claim (action)

19 September 2026

WHCA statement on the White House's position on CNN, MS NOW and Politico ^claim (statement)

20 September 2026

Other pool networks decline to fill CNN's vacated rotating pool slot ^claim (action)

21 September 2026

CNN, MS NOW and Politico file suit against Trump and the White House ^claim (filing)

22 September 2026

Trump administration files opposition to the outlets' motion for a temporary restraining order ^claim (filing)

23 September 2026

Hearing scheduled in Cable News Network, Inc. v. Trump ^claim (hearing)

24 September 2026

Access restored after the order; CNN and MS NOW reporters denied entry to the state dinner arrival for Xi Jinping ^claim (action)

24 September 2026

Outlets tell the court the White House has repeatedly violated the order; reporters regain entry around noon ^claim (filing)

24 September 2026

Judge Timothy Kelly grants a temporary restraining order; White House told to reinstate the three outlets' hard passes ^claim (ruling)

25 September 2026

Network television pool resumes with CNN taking part ^claim (action)

25 September 2026

White House guidance replaces CNN with Real America's Voice News on Air Force One for the September 26 trip to Tennessee ^claim (action)

26 September 2026

No television pool travels on Air Force One to Tennessee after CNN is left off; the other pool networks decline to take its place ^claim (action)

27 September 2026

Network television camera crew films the president's public events again, a day after no TV pool traveled ^claim (action)

27 September 2026

Attorney General Todd Blanche says press access to the White House and Air Force One is a privilege ^claim (statement)

28 September 2026

CNN, MS NOW, Politico and three reporters file a motion for a preliminary injunction ^claim (filing)

29 September 2026

TIME reports that the network television pool is resuming its coverage of the president ^claim (action)

30 September 2026

White House removes CNN from the press pool for the October 1 Texas and Oklahoma trip ^claim (action)

30 September 2026

Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 77 media organizations move to file an amicus brief ^claim (filing)

1 October 2026

Court sets the hearing on the preliminary injunction motion for October 8, 2026 ^claim (hearing)

1 October 2026

Judge grants the Society for the Rule of Law and Democracy leave to file an amicus brief ^claim (ruling)

2 October 2026

Defendants file opposition to the preliminary injunction motion ^claim (filing)

2 October 2026

NAACP moves to file an amicus brief supporting the preliminary injunction motion ^claim (filing)

2 October 2026

Judge grants Reporters Committee and 77 media organizations leave to file an amicus brief ^claim (ruling)

5 October 2026

White House does not allow Politico on Air Force One for its print pool turn ^claim (action)

5 October 2026

Plaintiffs file reply in support of the preliminary injunction motion ^claim (filing)

8 October 2026

Court hears preliminary injunction motion and extends temporary restraining order to 2026-10-13 ^claim (hearing)

10 October 2026

Justice Department says it is investigating whether the White House television pool's halt of coverage violated antitrust law ^claim (statement)

13 October 2026

Judge Timothy Kelly grants a preliminary injunction barring the administration from banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House complex while the lawsuit proceeds ^claim (ruling)

14 October 2026

Defendants file a notice of interlocutory appeal to the D.C. Circuit from the preliminary injunction order and opinion ^claim (filing)

19 October 2026

CNN's outside counsel sends the Justice Department a demand letter over CNN's exclusion from Air Force One and pool duties ^claim (statement)

24 October 2026

Trump says in a social media post he may move the White House press corps to a different location ^claim (statement)

28 October 2026

CNN, MS NOW and Politico file an amended complaint seeking access to the Oval Office and Air Force One ^claim (filing)

4 November 2026

Plaintiffs file a further motion for a preliminary injunction and request an expedited hearing ^claim (filing)

5 November 2026

Court sets briefing deadlines and a December 2, 2026 hearing on the further preliminary injunction motion ^claim (hearing)

6 November 2026

Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press moves to file an amicus brief on the further preliminary injunction motion ^claim (filing)