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White House blocks CNN from pool duty despite judge’s order

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The Trump administration is required to submit a response to this week’s filing by Friday.

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  1. MyStateline

    White House blocks CNN from pool duty despite judge’s order (opens MyStateline)

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    The Trump administration is required to submit a response to this week’s filing by Friday.

  2. NBC News

    White House removes CNN from press pool for Trump’s upcoming trip (opens NBC News)

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    CNN was previously scheduled to fly on Air Force One and also provide on-the-ground coverage of Trump’s trip.

  3. NOTUS

    White House Drops CNN From Trump’s Travel Press Pool Again (opens NOTUS)

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    The move comes after a federal judge blocked the administration’s effort to more tightly control the media outlets that have access to the president.

  4. Deadline

    CNN Again Removed As TV Pooler Set To Travel With Donald Trump (opens Deadline)

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    CNN will not be the TV pooler covering President Donald Trump’s trip to Texas and Oklahoma on Thursday, despite being listed on the schedule earlier in the week. The change signaled once again that the White House was restricting the network from certain access, namely travel on Air Force One.

  5. The New Republic

    Trump Kicks Out CNN Again Despite Judge’s Order (opens The New Republic)

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    President Donald Trump blocked CNN from the White House press pool Thursday morning, continuing his feud with the network despite a court order allowing them on the White House grounds. Trump removed CNN journalists from his upcoming trip to Texas and Oklahoma after they were scheduled to fly on Air…

  6. The Guardian

    White House removes CNN from press pool for second time in a week (opens The Guardian)

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    Network was listed as primary TV pool covering Thursday’s presidential activities but then was abruptly removed For a second time in a week, the White House has unilaterally removed CNN from its assignment as the primary television pool representative covering Donald Trump .

  7. MS Now

    White House again bars CNN from press pool as Trump heads to Texas and Oklahoma (opens MS Now)

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    CNN was slated to travel with Trump on Thursday, but the White House again blocked the network from its assigned TV pool duties.

  8. Breitbart News

    CNN Again Dropped from White House Pool Coverage (opens Breitbart News)

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    The White House plans to keep CNN from providing pool coverage during President Trump's travel to Texas and Oklahoma, a source told The Hill on Thursday. The White House did not immediately respond to the news outlet's request for comment and CNN was not listed as the TV pool outlet covering the pre…

  9. BizPac Review

    WH skirts judge’s order and boots CNN off traveling press pool (opens BizPac Review)

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    The White House war with fake news media heated up on Thursday after it booted CNN from President Donald Trump’s traveling press pool. CNN was among the […]

  10. Forbes

    Trump Without TV Pool On Big Travel Day After Banning CNN Again (opens Forbes)

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    Trump is set to campaign in Oklahoma and Texas as part of a midterm swing.

  11. Latin Times

    CNN Booted From Trump's Travel Pool Again — Here's The Legal Gap The White House Is Exploiting (opens Latin Times)

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    The White House dropped CNN from Trump's Texas trip for the second time in a week, defying a federal court order and raising First Amendment stakes.

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