Politics
White House Media Ban and Related Developments
The White House media ban is facing legal challenges, with the judge assigned to the case being one of Trump’s nominees. Treasury Secretary Bessent defended the ban on a financial news show. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court ruling allowing unlimited party coordination spending is being embraced by both parties.
Coverage timeline — 2 articles
The Hill
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended the White House’s ban of CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters from the White House grounds Monday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box." Bessent joined the financial news show just days after President Trump banned members of three news agencies from the White House in respo
2026-09-21 16:13 UTC
The Hill
The judge who will decide whether President Trump constitutionally banned a trio of media outlets from the White House is one of the president’s own nominees — and he’s no stranger to Trump’s clashes with the press. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, whom Trump nominated to the federal bench in the
2026-09-21 16:27 UTC