By The Epoch Times | Created at 2026-10-14 22:27:04 | Updated at 2026-10-15 03:10:47
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President Donald Trump, alongside Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine, takes questions as he speaks about the conflict in Iran in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington on April 6, 2026. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
After a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from enforcing its ban on CNN, MS NOW, and POLITICO journalists entering the White House, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a notice on Wednesday to appeal the ruling.
U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly issued a preliminary injunction Oct. 13, giving the outlets access while their lawsuit proceeds, saying the news organizations were likely to prevail on their constitutional claims. The ruling extends protections the judge granted through a temporary restraining order on Sept. 24.
President Donald Trump posted on social media on Sept. 18 that he was “proud to announce” he was banning CNN, MS NOW, and POLITICO “effective immediately.” When reporters from those three news organizations showed up to work the next day, they were denied entry, despite having “hard passes” allowing them to work there.
On Sept. 21, the White House published a statement that said, “The First Amendment protects their right to publish; it does not entitle them to a hard pass, briefing room seat, or place in the press pool.”
This story is developing and will be updated.
