US justice department defends Trump banning journalists from White House ahead of court hearing – live

According to a report by The Guardian… Trump’s DoJ says White House access is ‘a privilege, not a right’; CNN, Politico and MS Now to present case in court after president banned outlets from White House grounds Sign up for US Breaking News emailsTrump administration lawyers will face the three new outlets banned from the White House by the president – Politico, CNN, and MS Now – in court today, as the organizations ask a federal judge to restore their access.Trump banned the three outlets late last week via a post to Truth Social, sparking a scuffle with the Washington press. The three banned outlets swiftly sued, and other news organizations have halted some coverage of the president in solidarity, including the other rotating members of the president’s standard TV pool (which take turns filming the president’s press-open events and distributing the footage to others). Continue reading… complete report is on below link. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/sep/23/donald-trump-xi-jinping-ai-china-us-politics-latest-news-updates