47 entries in the ledger
U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, a first-term Trump appointee, ruled Oct. 13 that Trump likely violated the First Amendment by banning CNN, MS Now and Politico from the White House over their coverage, extending a...
The Justice Department's Antitrust Division opened an investigation on Oct. 10, 2026, into whether ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox News broke antitrust law by jointly suspending White House pool coverage of President Trump...
On October 5, 2026, the White House barred Politico from traveling aboard Air Force One during President Trump's campaign trip to Nebraska, continuing a monthlong fight over press access that began when Trump barred CNN...
Major broadcast networks resumed White House pool coverage on September 29, 2026, after a federal judge's temporary restraining order followed Trump's September 18 ban on CNN, Politico and MS NOW, Time reported. But the...
On Sept. 28, 2026, lawyers for CNN, MS NOW and Politico asked a judge to preliminarily enjoin the White House from reviving its ban on the outlets, saying officials have "persisted in unpredictably and inconsistently"...
U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly ordered the White House early on September 24, 2026 to restore press credentials for CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters, ruling Trump's ban likely violated their due-process rights...
President Trump said on September 18, 2026 that he was "banning" CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, posting on Truth Social that the outlets "shouldn't be able to constantly write or report FICTION and LIES"...
Journalist Tara Palmeri says RNC security revoked her press credential and escorted her out of the party's first midterm convention in Dallas on September 9-10, 2026, minutes after she questioned Massachusetts...
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said on September 6, 2026 that the agency is "looking at a lot of actions" against broadcasters, including possible guidance on "fake polls" ahead of the midterms. Carr spoke days after...
On September 4, 2026, U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden refused to block the Pentagon from firing Stars and Stripes publisher Max Lederer, editor-in-chief Erik Slavin and Middle East reporter Lara Korte. The three had...