Federal judge orders Trump administration to restore White House access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico

Summary

A federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s ban on CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from White House access. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly ordered the administration to immediately restore the outlets’ hard-pass press credentials for 14 days while their lawsuit proceeds. Kelly found the outlets likely showed that their credentials were revoked without constitutionally adequate due process and said the administration had not provided factual support for its national-security justification. The outlets and three reporters allege violations of First Amendment and Fifth Amendment rights.