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White House leaves CNN off Air Force 1
Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, on the newest of 3 developments
The White House left CNN off Air Force One for President Donald Trump's trip Saturday to a college football game in Tennessee, marking the latest media restriction from the administration in an ongoing dispute with First Amendment implications.
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WASHINGTON — The White House blocked journalists from CNN and MS NOW from covering Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s arrival for a state dinner Thursday evening, a move that followed a day of legal tension and confiscated credentials.
President Trump blasted CNN and MS NOW on Thursday over their coverage of his meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, which did not include live video coverage and came as a federal judge reinstated the outlets' White House access.
CNN said that it was denied access to cover the arrivals at the White House State Dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping, just hours after a federal judge ordered the network to restore hard passes to the network journalists and those of MS NOW and Politico.
Reporters from CNN aren’t allowed in to the White House’s state dinner Thursday for China’s president Xi Jinping, but the news outlet’s soon-to-be owner will be breaking bread with Xi and Donald Trump, along with a gaggle of tech bosses.
NEW YORK (AP) — Three news organizations banned from the White House for days were back Thursday after a judge handed CNN, MS NOW and Politico a reprieve in an extraordinary showdown between President Donald Trump and outlets whose coverage he dislikes.
David Ellison, CEO of Paramount Skydance, dined at the White House Thursday evening at the state dinner held for visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping — but the White House shut out reporters for CNN, the Warner Bros.
NEW YORK -- Three news organizations banned from the White House for five days were back Thursday after a judge handed CNN, MS NOW and Politico a reprieve in an extraordinary showdown between President Donald Trump and outlets whose coverage he dislikes.
A federal judge on Thursday said that President Donald Trump’s order barring CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House was likely unconstitutional and ordered the administration to restore access to the three news outlets.
CNN and MS NOW faced mockery after they were blocked from the White House once again despite a judge’s ruling. On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Timothy J. […]
The soon-to-be owner of CNN ate with President Trump Thursday night at the White House’s state dinner with Chinese President Xi Jinping while Trump still barred the broadcast network from the premises. Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison was among the guests at the event, reports Deadline , as he a…
By Brian Stelter, Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — The White House is barring CNN from flying on Air Force One on Saturday as part of the news outlet’s duties covering the president on behalf of major television networks.
(AP) — The White House signaled Friday night that CNN would be left off Air Force One for President Donald Trump’s Saturday trip, the latest media restriction from the administration in an ongoing dispute with First Amendment implications.
(AP) — The White House signaled Friday night that CNN would be left off Air Force One for President Donald Trump’s Saturday trip, the latest media restriction from the administration in an ongoing dispute with First Amendment implications.
Outlet had been scheduled to fly with Donald Trump to Tennessee for a college football game, network said Friday The White House has blocked CNN from traveling aboard Air Force One on Saturday, impeding its TV press pool duties in the latest escalation of the administration’s battle with the news me…
The White House is refusing to allow CNN to travel on Air Force One to cover President Donald Trump’s trip to Tennessee Saturday, the network reported.
CNN reported its journalists have been barred from joining the press pool traveling with President Trump this weekend. They were set to board Air Force One Saturday to cover his visit to Knoxville for a college football game.
The White House has blocked CNN from flying on Air Force One as the TV pool network traveling with Donald Trump on his trip to Tennessee on Saturday. A CNN spokesperson confirmed reports that the network was pulled from its scheduled rotation providing coverage of the president.
