CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters denied White House access after Trump ban

Reporters from three major news organisations — CNN, MS NOW and Politico — were denied access to the White House on Saturday, a day after President Donald Trump said he was barring them because of reporting he found to be “fake news.”

The actions were a clear escalation of Trump’s long-running efforts — in the courts and through administrative action — to restrict news coverage by journalists he finds objectionable, and the latest test of First Amendment protections in the United States. Trump said Friday he would ban all three outlets because of coverage he disliked.