News organizations barred from White House sue Trump as other outlets protests ban

NPR | By Brian Mann,

Leila Fadel

Published September 22, 2026 at 5:48 AM CDT

CNN, MSNOW and Politico asked a federal judge to suspend President Trump's White House ban on their organizations in a hearing Monday.

Brian Mann

Leila Fadel

Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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