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Judge indefinitely blocks Trump White House from banning 3 media outlets
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US President Donald Trump speaks to the press before boarding Marine One as he departs from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on Oct. 12, 2026. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images A federal judge late Tuesday night issued an order indefinitely blocking the White House from banning three media outlets from the White House, as President Donald Trump has sought. The preliminary injunction by Judge Timothy Kelly in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., extends an...
US President Donald Trump speaks to the press before boarding Marine One as he departs from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on Oct. 12, 2026.
Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images
A federal judge late Tuesday night issued an order indefinitely blocking the White House from banning three media outlets from the White House, as President Donald Trump has sought.
The preliminary injunction by Judge Timothy Kelly in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., extends an existing block against Trump's ban of MS NOW, CNN and Politico from the White House.
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