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Trump's White House media ban reversed by judge but White House blocks CNN for trip

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Federal judge temporarily struck down Trump's ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House, but White House still barred CNN from accompanying Trump on Saturday's trip to Tennessee.

Judge's ruling allowed CNN to return to White House grounds, but White House schedule for Saturday's trip excluded CNN from TV pool, which is a rotating group of journalists that travel with the president.

White House has not responded to requests for comment on the decision, and CNN has not commented on the situation, though it had a pool assignment at the National Archives event.

White House has not provided details on the decision, and the case is on appeal after a federal district judge ruled in favor of the news organizations.

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  1. abc-australia — CNN barred from Trump trip after judge strikes down White House ban ·
  2. npr — Week in Politics: Trump faces Republican defections; U.S.-China summit; press feud ·
  3. france24 — CNN removed from Trump press pool despite judge order to reinstate White House access ·

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  2. npr: upstream origin unresolved; cluster not certified.
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