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FILE – Columbia College Chicago student Kailey Ryan reads a newspaper in Chicago on Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Citizens sue President Donald Trump, saying media ban deprives them of news as audience stakeholders

October 26, 2026 at 10:35 a.m.

In the increasingly bitter legal standoff between President Donald Trump and media outlets whose reporting he dislikes, a new and crucial third party has emerged: citizens.

FILE – President Donald Trump walks from Marine One to board Air Force One, Monday, Oct. 19, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., with Col. Melissa Dombrock, deputy commander of the 89th Airlift Wing, left. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

CNN threatens new legal action, saying it’s still being denied access to Air Force One

October 20, 2026 at 4:13 p.m.

CNN is threatening further action in the courts if its journalists continue to be denied access to Air Force One and the “pool” of journalists who accompany President Donald Trump...

FILE – Christiane Amanpour attends Variety’s Power of Women in New York on April 5, 2019. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

CNN anchor Christiane Amanpour leaving network after a storied career of 43 years

October 20, 2026 at 6:09 a.m.

Longtime CNN anchor Christiane Amanpour, who began as an entry-level assistant and rose to become one of the most visible correspondents and anchors on TV, will be leaving the network...

News organizations ask court to bar White House enforcement of access ban until case is resolved

September 29, 2026 at 6:13 a.m.

Three news outlets that President Donald Trump abruptly banished from White House grounds this month asked a federal court to block the ban until the case is resolved.

CNN Senior Reporter Betsy Klein reports from the White House, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

White House TV pool is back in operation after a dayslong ban of news outlets from grounds

September 25, 2026 at 1:10 p.m.

The U.S. network video pool for the White House was back in operation Friday, for the first time since President Donald Trump banned three news outlets in a high-profile showdown...

Vaughn Hillyard, White House correspondent for MS NOW, does a report from near the White House,, Monday, Sept. 21, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

CNN, MS NOW and Politico back at the White House, hours after judge ordered Trump to lift ban

September 24, 2026 at 11:43 a.m.

A federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s ban of three news outlets from the White House grounds, ordering early Thursday that CNN, MS NOW and Politico must have their...

President Donald Trump walks from Marine One to board Air Force One at John F. Kennedy International Airport, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Judge hears arguments without immediately ruling in lawsuit over White House ban on 3 news outlets

September 23, 2026 at 3:46 p.m.

The extraordinary showdown between President Donald Trump and media outlets whose coverage he dislikes moves Wednesday to a courtroom in the nation’s capital.

A sign in support of news outlets is seen at the White House press room, Sept. 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

‘You should not be here,’ President Trump tells CNN reporter at UN as standoff with media outlets persists

September 22, 2026 at 4:55 p.m.

On a day of high-stakes diplomacy on the global stage, President Donald Trump began his United Nations visit by telling a prominent U.S. journalist, “You should not be here.”

This combination of photos shows MS NOW White House reporter Akayla Gardne, from left, CNN Senior White House Reporter Betsy Klein and Politico White House reporter Cheyenne Haslett near the White House complex after all were denied entry to the White House and had credentials confiscated following President Donald Trump’s ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photos/Jose Luis Magana)

CNN, MS NOW and Politico sue over denied White House access, citing First Amendment

September 21, 2026 at 2:58 p.m.

CNN, MS NOW and Politico said Monday they’ve notified President Donald Trump’s administration that they’re filing a lawsuit over being denied White House access.

Trey Parker, left and Matt Stone, creators of the animated series “South Park,” and the Broadway musical “The Book of Mormon,” appear at a curtain call for the 15th anniversary performance of the musical on March 19, 2026, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)

‘South Park’ creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone ‘rename’ show to ‘South America’ in jab at Trump

September 9, 2026 at 4:23 p.m.

Creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone say they are “changing the name of South Park to SOUTH AMERICA.” The statement comes as President Trump has declared that he’s renaming Lake...

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