White House Defies Order, Blocks Media Access

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White House Defies Order, Blocks Media Access

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Despite a federal judge’s order, reporters from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico were denied access to the White House on Thursday morning, September 24, 2026. This defiance followed a ruling by U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, who issued a 14-day temporary restraining order mandating the immediate restoration of White House hard passes for journalists from these organizations.

The judge’s decision, delivered early Thursday, stated that the Trump administration likely violated the media outlets’ constitutional due process rights by revoking their credentials without adequate notice or opportunity to be heard. Judge Kelly, who was nominated by Trump in 2017, also rejected the administration’s claim that the ban was motivated by national security concerns, noting that President Trump himself initially cited the “lack of truthfulness and negativity” of the reporting as the reason for the ban.

The lawsuit was filed by the news organizations on Monday, arguing that the ban was a “direct assault” on the First Amendment and violated their Fifth Amendment due process rights. This legal challenge is the latest development in an ongoing dispute between the Trump administration and media outlets whose coverage the president has frequently criticized. The judge’s order requires the White House to “return, reinstate, and restore” the journalists’ credentials.

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