CNN, MS Now and Politico journalists were denied access to the White House grounds, the latest step in a broader effort by President Trump to restrict press access to his administration.

CNN said its journalists were turned away early in the day. The network said its mission to cover the government would continue despite the loss of physical access, and it called the ban an illegal assault on rights guaranteed by the US Constitution. MS Now said its journalists were also denied entry, arguing that the White House belongs to the American people and that decisions made there are funded by tax dollars. Politico said reporter Cheyenne Haslett was stopped by the Secret Service as she tried to enter the complex, which confiscated the pass that gives her White House access. Global Editor in Chief Jonathan Greenberger said the outlet stands by her and will vigorously defend its First Amendment rights.

Politico reported that many senior White House staff were surprised by the directive, which came while chief of staff Susie Wiles was out of town. The outlet noted that Trump had been talked down from similar sweeping moves before, and that he has already banned journalists from the White House. In 2025, he barred AP reporters from the White House and Air Force One, and the AP sued; that litigation is still ongoing. In his first term, he revoked the credentials of CNN reporter Jim Acosta, though CNN won them back in court.

The ban is part of a wider push against journalism during Trump鈥檚 second term. The Department of Defense, which the administration renamed the Department of War without authorization from Congress, has pushed reporters out of the Pentagon. Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday that he fully supports the ban on CNN, MS Now and Politico, saying he is grateful those outlets already chose to leave the Pentagon on their own and repeating the president鈥檚 claims about fake news.

Journalism and broadcast organizations have also faced repeated attacks from Trump鈥檚 FCC, which the article says is using its power against those who question the president鈥檚 conduct. The newly banned organizations are expected to challenge the measure in court, and the article states they will likely win unless the constitutional order has completely fallen apart. Even so, the piece says, the distraction, cost and chaos of such a fight would remain.

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