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10 stories from Planck Standard. Latest: October 11, 2026.
WatchThe Sherman Act investigation targets the five networks for declining to fill in for CNN after the White House shut it out of the press pool. A federal judge says he will rule Tuesday on whether to restore the passes of CNN, MS NOW and Politico.
WatchU.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee, called it an "uphill climb" for the government to defend the ban and kept reporters' access in place through Tuesday.
A federal judge approved the antitrust settlement hours before a ticking fee would have kicked in. The deal is expected to close October 6.
The outlets say the administration keeps enforcing its ban 'unpredictably and inconsistently' despite a court order, including barring CNN from Air Force One on Monday.
WatchJudge Timothy Kelly granted a 14-day restraining order shortly after midnight, writing that he was skeptical national security was the real reason for the ban. Some reporters were still turned away at the gate hours later.
WatchThe three outlets asked a federal judge in Washington for a temporary restraining order after their reporters were turned away at the gate Saturday and CNN was pulled from Monday's travel pool. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggested the 'off-ramp' might be 'a change in coverage.'
The White House Correspondents' Association says the president himself described the move as a 'ban on the free press.' CNN, Politico and MS NOW all say they will fight it, and the AP's lawsuit over its own 2025 ban is still in court.
WatchIn a fly-fishing interview at his in-laws' Montana ranch, the California governor said the two Democrats share the same voters and the same friends. Harris leads him by 11 points in the RealClearPolitics average and has not said whether she will run.
The massive media deal will unite two major movie studios and place CNN under the same corporate umbrella as CBS News.
The visionary media mogul transformed television journalism and built a cable empire spanning news, sports and entertainment channels.