The president excluded CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House last month before a judge intervened.

There’s no evidence the new White House press secretary was admitted to practice law in the United States.

A coalition of nonprofits had sued, calling the ads “propaganda.” The president has said campaign funds would be used to pay for the commercials going forward.

The Justice Department's antitrust investigation into five TV networks was triggered by their pause of White House pool coverage. Legal experts say portraying that as an illegal boycott is spurious.

As vigilantes race to expose those connected to the case, innocent people have been doxed, threatened and falsely accused.

The agency said the probe seeks to determine whether Fox News, CNN, ABC, CBS and NBC violated antitrust laws. It marks a sharp escalation in the Trump administration’s use of its powers against perceived enemies in the press.

The deal unites Paramount and Warner Bros. film and TV studios along with CNN and CBS, creating a new megacorporation in Hollywood, streaming and news.

The decision follows an attempted ban of the outlet from the White House grounds, and a similar move to block CNN from the presidential plane.

Leavitt left her post as Donald Trump’s top spokesperson in August.

Hundreds of VOA staffers have been on paid leave since the agency sidelined them in March 2025.

Taxpayer-funded ads denouncing the “deep state” and “globalists” aired locally on the two cable networks Trump has sought to ban from White House grounds.

The Wall Street Journal reporter, whose book published this week, says he wants his story to be “instructive” for fellow journalists.

A judge has temporarily restored CNN’s access, but the White House has not allowed the network to serve in its rotational spot as TV pooler.

A judge ordered the White House to temporarily restore journalists’ credentials. After hours of being shut out, some from the three banned outlets were let back in.

Journalists say an oversight board may not be enough to maintain the network’s independence under David Ellison.

The White House argued in legal filings that the president’s actions are lawful and has accused the outlets of threatening national security by “trafficking in verifiable falsehoods” and publishing sensitive or classified information.

In a letter defending its ban of Politico, the White House critiqued a report based on a press call it conducted, where reporters were told not to name the speaker.

The former secretary of state and Democratic presidential contender said any effort to remove news outlets from the White House is beyond the pale.

The terse interaction came during the president’s visit to the United Nations.

The decision is the latest twist in Paramount Skydance’s pursuit of Warner Bros. Discovery.