On September 18, 2026, President Trump announced in an online post that CNN, MS NOW and Politico were banned from the White House, promising other outlets would follow. Officers collected press badges from three correspondents, the administration canceled all government media subscriptions, and the TV networks suspended pool coverage, with Fox News joining the boycott. On September 24, Judge Timothy Kelly ordered credentials restored immediately, found a due process violation, and dismissed the national security argument for lack of record. The three outlets are now suing together, and the Wall Street Journal reported that aide Natalie Harp showed Trump MSNOW criticism footage. The Justice Department has opened an antitrust investigation into the media companies' coordinated response.