CNN senior reporter Betsy Klein reporting from the White House in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, September 24, 2026. Photo: Collected.
Journalists from MSNBC, CNN and Politico have returned to the US White House. Access for journalists from these organizations had previously been revoked by the Trump administration, which accused them of failing to report news in a manner to its liking. A court ruling later ordered the restoration of their access. This report comes from Al Jazeera.
On Thursday, during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to the United States, journalists from these three media outlets were seen on the White House grounds, where they engaged in routine news gathering.
Organizations advocating for press freedom had reacted strongly to the Trump administration’s ban. The return of the journalists to the White House following the court ruling marks the end of that ban.
