{"id":2666569,"date":"2026-09-21T14:17:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T18:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-war-with-mainstream-media-escalates-as-cnn-ms-now-politico-turn-to-federal-judge\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T14:18:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T18:18:49","slug":"white-house-war-with-mainstream-media-escalates-as-cnn-ms-now-politico-turn-to-federal-judge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-war-with-mainstream-media-escalates-as-cnn-ms-now-politico-turn-to-federal-judge\/","title":{"rendered":"White House War with Mainstream Media Escalates as CNN, MS NOW, Politico Turn to Federal Judge"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhite-house-war-with-mainstream-media-escalates-as-cnn-ms-now-politico-turn-to-federal-judge%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2666569&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses President Donald Trump&#8217;s recent actions against certain media outlets, specifically CNN, Politico, and MS NOW, which he has banned from entering the White House. In response, these outlets filed a federal lawsuit to challenge the ban, citing violations of First Amendment rights and arguing that it hampers their ability to report on the presidency. Trump justified the bans by accusing these organizations of false reporting and misinformation, suggesting that mainstream media like The New York Times and Washington Post might be next to face similar restrictions. He claimed that these outlets produce &#8220;fake news&#8221; and are politically biased. Historically, Trump has previously restricted access for some media, such as the Associated Press, citing concerns over reporting practices. The ongoing tensions highlight the broader conflict between the Trump administration and the press regarding press freedom and goverment clarity.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump\u2019s battle with the mainstream media is heating up after he banned CNN, Politico, and MS NOW reporters from the White House.<\/p>\n<p>The outlets filed a lawsuit in federal court Monday morning, seeking to have their credentials and access reinstated, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/09\/21\/trump-lawsuit-white-house-ban-ms-now-cnn-politico.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to CNBC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis ban could not be a more direct assault on the First Amendment nor a more blatant violation of our most fundamental constitutional principles,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.dcd.296754\/gov.uscourts.dcd.296754.1.0_1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lawsuit<\/a> read.<\/p>\n<p>It argues Trump\u2019s ban already caused harm to the news groups by \u201cseverely impeding the ability\u201d of the three outlets \u201cto cover the President and his administration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery day, critically important news is breaking at the White House and in the press pool: President Trump is the commander in chief of a country at war,\u201d it continued.<\/p>\n<p>The three news outlets issued a joint statement Monday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/09\/21\/politics\/cnn-politico-msnow-sue-white-house-access\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">which read<\/a>, \u201cThis morning, we notified the government that we are filing a lawsuit today to protect our First Amendment rights and defend the principle that the government does not decide what the press reports or publishes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWithout notice or process, the White House revoked our journalists\u2019 credentials because it objected to our reporting,\u201d the news outlets declared. \u201cLeft unchallenged, this threatens press freedom and the public\u2019s right to independent journalism free from government interference.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump announced the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-trump-bans-fake-news-cnn-ms-now-politico-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ban<\/a> Friday with a  post that accused the organizations of false reporting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am proud to announce that, effective immediately, I am banning Fake News CNN, MSNOW (who recently changed their name from MSNBC due to lack of viewership and credibility!), and Politico (The recipients of an illegal and ridiculous $8 Million Dollar subscription, an All Time Record, directly from the United States Government, under Crooked Joe Biden, in order to keep them \u2018alive.\u2019 Seems like corruption to me!), from the White House as a result of their constant \u2018reporting\u2019 FAKE NEWS!\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/117293599348325006\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMedia Outlets shouldn\u2019t be able to constantly write or report FICTION and LIES when they\u2019re covering the President of the United States, the Trump Administration, or the United States of America. Other Fake News Media Outlets to follow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The commander in chief also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fake-news-outlet-will-trump-ban-white-house-next-just-dropped-major-hints-making-squirm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dropped hints<\/a> Friday about which outlets could be banned next, citing The New York Times and Washington Post, but he did not offer a definitive list.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, look, The New York Times is fake news, Washington Post is fake \u2014 they\u2019re crummy papers, both doing very poorly, by the way. But we\u2019ll see,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8 President Trump just hinted that the New York Times and Washington Post could be NEXT to be banned from the White House<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNew York Times is SO fake. Washington Post is DISGUSTING.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re CRUMMY papers, both doing VERY poorly, by the way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re probably not going to\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2an8jgAPYe\">pic.twitter.com\/2an8jgAPYe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nicksortor\/status\/2101048753994035205?\">September 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re probably not going to display the paper anymore in the White House. But we haven\u2019t taken the step of throwing them out. But they\u2019re fake news, totally. New York Times is so fake. Washington Post is disgusting,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, they\u2019re disgusting; I don\u2019t get it. Why would they be \u2014 You know, we\u2019re doing so well, and they\u2019ll take the most positive story and make it as negative as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first time Trump has restricted access for a legacy media outlet.<\/p>\n<p>After the Associated Press refused to use the term \u201cGulf of America\u201d instead of \u201cGulf of Mexico\u201d following an executive order from the president, their reporters and photographers were banned from the Oval Office and Air Force One, but they were still able to access White House briefings.<\/p>\n<p>The battle between Trump and the AP is still ongoing. A federal judge initially sided with the news outlet, but the D.C. 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