Coverage dated September 25, 2026

The White House network TV pool resumes operations after a dayslong ban of news outlets from grounds

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The U.S. network video pool for the White House was back in operation Friday, for the first time since President Donald Trump banned three news outlets in...

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  1. MyNorthwest

    White House TV pool appears to be back in operation, but CNN’s media analyst calls situation ‘fluid’ (opens MyNorthwest)

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    The U.S. network video pool for the White House appeared to be back in operation Friday, although the situation “remains fluid,” according to the media analyst for CNN, one of three outlets that were banned for three days.

  2. KEYT Santa Barbara

    White House TV pool resumes coverage after CNN’s access is restored (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — The major networks in the White House TV pool are resuming coverage of presidential events this morning after pausing for several days after President Donald Trump banned CNN.

  3. WHDH Boston

    The White House network TV pool resumes operations after a dayslong ban of news outlets from grounds (opens WHDH Boston)

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    The U.S. network video pool for the White House was back in operation Friday, for the first time since President Donald Trump banned three news outlets in...

  4. WHEC Rochester

    White House TV pool is back in operation after a dayslong ban of news outlets from grounds (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    The White House network video pool is back in operation. Friday morning marked the first time the pool has been in action since President Donald Trump banned three news outlets in a high-profile showdown over media access.

  5. MS Now

    White House allows CNN back into TV pool after blocking some journalists hours earlier (opens MS Now)

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    The restoration of access followed a judge’s order requiring the Trump administration to temporarily lift its ban on the network, MS NOW and Politico.

  6. FOX 8 Cleveland

    White House TV pool is back in operation after a days long ban of news outlets from grounds (opens FOX 8 Cleveland)

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    FOX 8 Cleveland's feed description

    The U.S. network video pool for the White House was back in operation Friday, for the first time since President Donald Trump banned three news outlets in a high-profile showdown over media access.

  7. Deadline

    White House Video Coverage Returns As Networks Resume TV Pool; CNN Says It’s Being Allowed Back In After Judge Sidelines Trump Ban (opens Deadline)

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    Video footage of presidential events at the White House returned to TV screens on Friday as five TV networks resumed their pool coverage. Major cable networks showed images of an outdoor ceremony featuring Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, along with their wives.

  8. NOTUS

    White House TV Pool Is Operating Again After Days of Outlets Being Banned (opens NOTUS)

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    When the White House booted CNN and two other outlets from the grounds, the other four networks in the pool declined to participate in a show of solidarity.

  9. Bloomberg

    Major TV Networks Resume Live Coverage of White House After Ban (opens Bloomberg)

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    Major television networks resumed their live video coverage of President Donald Trump on Friday, in a return to normalcy after a boycott this week in response to the administration’s barring of journalists from the White House.

  10. The Guardian

    White House television pool resumes after banned news outlets regain access (opens The Guardian)

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    Trump’s media ban resulted in an effective TV blackout of coverage of the president during the UN general assembly The primary White House television pool has resumed filming administration events after a court ruling temporarily overturned a Trump administration ban on CNN a day earlier.

  11. The Hill

    5 major networks rejoin White House TV pool after CNN standoff (opens The Hill)

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    The five major television networks were back in the White House television pool on Friday following their standoff with the White House over CNN’s access. CBS broadcasted the live feed for television outlets at the White House showing President Trump welcoming Chinese President Xi Jinping back to th…

  12. WKBN Youngstown

    Five major networks rejoin White House TV pool after CNN standoff (opens WKBN Youngstown)

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    The five major television networks were back in the White House television pool on Friday following their standoff with the White House over CNN’s access. CBS broadcasted the live feed for television outlets at the White House showing President Trump welcoming Chinese President Xi Jinping back to th…

  13. Washington Examiner

    White House TV press pool resumes coverage after CNN, Politico, MS Now passes reinstated (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Major networks in the White House television press pool are resuming their coverage on Friday after press passes were reinstated for CNN, Politico, and MS Now. The development comes one day after a Trump-appointed federal judge ordered the administration to lift its ban on the three news outlets for…

  14. UPI

    White House TV pool coverage resumes (opens UPI)

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    The White House press pool resumed television coverage one week after President Trump banned three news organizations from the building.

  15. Philadelphia Inquirer

    White House network TV pool resumes operations after a dayslong ban of news outlets from grounds (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    “As of now, all systems are go,” said a person familiar with the pool, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the fluidity of the situation.

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