DOJ Investigates ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox News and NBC Over White House Press Pool Halt

DOJ investigates networks: TV cameras outside the White House as five networks face an antitrust probe over the press pool halt

The Justice Department is turning its antitrust firepower on the news business itself. The DOJ investigates networks ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox News and NBC over their decision to temporarily suspend shared White House press pool duties last month, an extraordinary escalation of the Trump administration’s confrontation with the media that press-freedom advocates are calling intimidation … Read more

Trump Press Ban Ruling: Federal Judge Blocks White House Ban on CNN, Politico and MS NOW

Trump press ban ruling - White House press briefing room

On Tuesday, October 13, 2026, a federal judge delivered the Trump press ban ruling that has electrified Washington — U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly granted a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from banning reporters from CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House. The Trump press ban ruling found that the administration’s decision … Read more