Judge extends White House access for CNN, MS NOW, Politico amid legal fight

A federal judge extended access to the White House for CNN, MS NOW and Politico journalists, ruling on Tuesday that President Donald Trump likely broke the law when he tried to ban them, in the latest ruling against him in the press freedom dispute.

The outlets have said the revocation of their White House passes was unlawful retaliation for ​their news coverage and accused the Trump administration of manufacturing meritless national security concerns to justify the ban.

The White House on September 24 reinstated the CNN, MS NOW and Politico journalists after the judge decided the ban "likely violated their constitutional due process rights," and ordered their access immediately restored.