Date: 24 September 2026 Tags: US Politics, Media, Press Freedom, Donald Trump Summary: A federal judge ordered the White House to restore access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico for 14 days. Judge Timothy Kelly said the ban likely violated the organisations’ constitutional due process rights. The three outlets sued after their reporters’ White House passes were confiscated last week. Trump initially accused the organisations of publishing “fake news” and false reporting about his

Headline: US Justice Department Defends White House Ban on Three Media Outlets Date: 23 September 2026 Tags: US Politics, Media, Press Freedom, Donald Trump Summary: The Justice Department defended the White House ban on CNN, Politico and MS NOW in new court filings. President Donald Trump barred the outlets last week, accusing them of spreading “fake news”. Their White House credentials were confiscated, prompting the three organisations to jointly launch legal action. The o

Date: 22 September 2026 Tags: US Politics, Media, Donald Trump, Press Freedom Summary: Major US television networks suspended pooled coverage of President Donald Trump following White House restrictions on three media organisations. CNN, Politico and MS NOW were barred after Trump accused them of publishing “fiction or lies” about his administration. The three organisations filed a federal lawsuit challenging the removal of their journalists’ White House credentials. They arg

Date: 10 September 2026 Tags: US Politics, Midterm Elections, Economy, Donald Trump Summary: Donald Trump promised every US adult citizen $5,000 if Republicans win both chambers of Congress in November. The proposal, described as a “Trump Dividend”, would potentially cost around $1.3 trillion. Trump provided no detailed funding mechanism but said recipients would have to spend the money inside the United States. Vice-President JD Vance suggested revenue generated by Trump’s t