Judge orders White House to restore access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore White House press access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico journalists on due process grounds, rejecting the government's national security rationale. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly ruled the news organizations showed a likelihood of success on Fifth Amendment procedural due process claims, finding the hard passes were revoked without constitutionally adequate process. The judge noted President Trump's own announcement of the ban focused on alleged lack of truthfulness in reporting, not security concerns, and said the administration provided no hard evidence supporting national security arguments. The ruling takes effect immediately and applies for at least 14 days; Kelly has not yet addressed the organizations' First Amendment claims or ruled on longer-term relief.