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CNN, Politico and MS NOW meet Trump administration in court over White House ban
The trio of media outlets that President Donald Trump abruptly banned from accessing the White House will be in court Wednesday to argue their expulsion was unconstitutional and should be lifted immediately."This ban could not be a more direct assault on the First Amendment nor a more blatant violation of our most fundamental constitutional principles," lawyers for CNN, Politico and MS NOW said in a court filing Monday ahead of the hearing."The ban is unconstitutional and should be immediately restrained," they contended, citing legal precedent in the District of Columbia and U.S. Supreme Court.The news organizations are scheduled to make their case to U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly at a 3:30 p.m. ET hearing.Late Tuesday, the Justice Department defended the ban in a court filing, arguing that Trump had decided the outlets "failed to maintain basic minimum 'standards of professionalism and decorum expected of those given access to the White House Complex, including' by 'publishing sensitive or classified information.'"The outlets' "access to the White House is a privilege — not a right," the filing said.On Tuesday, the White House Press Office sent letters to the three outlets alleging their coverage involved "trafficking in verifiable falsehoods about national security and other issues, and publishing sensitive or classified information," the department said in the filing. The letters also were filed in court.The articles cited in the letters included reporting on the construction of the White House ballroom and its related military security complex, the status of munitions supplies being used in the Iran war, an alleged FBI leak investigation involving a journalist, and sanctions on Russia.In the letters, the administration gave the organizations a deadline of 5 p.m. Friday to "contest this initial decision" to bar them from the White House or the decision "will be final," the filing said.The outlets did not immediately respond to NBC News' requests for comment on the allegations in the filing.Ahead of the court hearing, more than four dozen media outlets and groups filed a friend of the court brief urging the judge to side with the banned outlets. NBCUniversal Media, the parent company of NBC News, was among the groups that took part in the brief. The administration's reason for the ban, the filing said, was "transparently viewpoint discriminatory.""The current ban — and any future bans — are intended to impair the critical work of news organizations covering the presidency if this Court does not immediately intervene," the group wrote in the filing.Kelly was nominated to the bench by Trump in his first term but ruled against him in a similar case back in 2018, when the White House pulled press credentials from then-CNN reporter Jim Acosta. In a post on Truth Social on Monday, Trump said Kelly is a "great judge" for the media outlets, and suggested he believes he'll rule against his administration. "[A]s usual, we'll go for appeal," he wrote, "because Fake News people and publications that only write negatively" should not be "allowed access to the most important Office anywhere in the World."Trump also criticized the judge as "totally disloyal" in a separate post late Tuesday.The three news organizations have pointed to similar remarks by Trump as proof they're victims of impermissible "viewpoint discrimination."Trump announced the outlets' ban from the White House in a Truth Social post Friday, and said it was "a result of their constant 'reporting' FAKE NEWS!" "Other Fake News Media Outlets to follow," he added.Responding to questions from a reporter in the Oval Office a short time later, Trump referred to it as "the ban on the free press." "Very simple ban. I don't want them in my office. I don't want them here," he said. He said the policy was in response to "cumulative stories over the last few years." "They purposely write negative news. And they do that because they want to try and diminish the Republicans and a Republican administration," he said. "If they could straighten themselves out, I'd love it," he added. The outlets' suit said Trump's "words leave no doubt that banning Plaintiffs from the White House is retaliation for their protected newsgathering and speech — retaliation that is intended to cow them into changing their reporting and threaten other journalists lest they suffer the same fate. That is a paradigmatic First Amendment violation" and "flatly unconstitutional." The ban has already impacted news coverage, the suit says. CNN is a member of the five-network rotation "for the primary television pool (also called the network pool) and absorbs 20% of the costs associated with such coverage," the suit says.The pool covers "events and locations where there is limited physical space for journalists," their court papers say, and for "most of what the President does each day, the pool is the only source of independent reporting, video, and photographs available to the press and the public." "When CNN is the designated network pooler, CNN's crew supplies the video and audio of the events involving the President and other White House officials to the other four networks and, through them and through pool distribution arrangements, to news organizations and the public. Among the recipients of the pool material are the more than 1,000 local affiliate television stations across the United States that receive the pool feed through CNN."NBC, ABC, CBS and Fox News are the other members of the rotation.MS NOW is a rotating member of the secondary pool, while Politico is a member of the rotating print pool. CNN had been scheduled to be the pool camera Monday, and the other networks in the TV network pool jointly declined to step in and replace its coverage, resulting in Trump's remarks at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the White House being inaudible. His remarks at the United Nations on Tuesday and alongside New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani at a press conference Monday were picked up by U.N. cameras and local news outlets, respectively. Trump defended the bans in a social media statement Monday and added a new argument — that "fake news" is a national security issue."The White House is not instituting an assault on the Free Press, something which I cherish. It is instituting an assault on the FAKE NEWS, something that has grown like Cancer in our beloved United States of America," he wrote. "It is a threat to our National Security, and must be stopped, NOW!"Megan Brand and Adela Suliman contributed.
Defending Trump media ban, DOJ cites national security and says White House access is a 'privilege'
The Department of Justice said in a court filing late Tuesday that President Donald Trump has the right to ban media outlets CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House, calling their access a "privilege" and citing national security concerns.The filing urges a federal judge not to block the ban, ahead of an emergency hearing Wednesday on the news organizations' request for a temporary order restoring their access.The Trump administration argues that the ban does not violate First Amendment protections on press freedom. "Access to the White House is a privilege—not a right," the DOJ says in the filing.It contends that the three news outlets had "failed to maintain basic minimum 'standards of professionalism and decorum expected of those given access to the White House Complex,' including, "publishing sensitive or classified information," wrote DOJ Attorney Michael Velchik.The DOJ said the three news organizations were sent individual letters from the White House Press Office earlier Tuesday laying out the reasoning for the revocation of their passes, and citing a "non-exhaustive list of reporting incidents" the White House said it had found "threatened national security and spread falsehoods." The letters cite stories on construction details related to the East Wing bunker, funding for the White House ballroom, munitions stockpiles impacted by the Iran war and sanctions against Russia. The outlets did not immediately respond to overnight requests for comment from NBC News on the filing's claims. The letters give the news organizations a deadline of 5 p.m. on Friday to "contest this initial decision." If the deadline is missed "this initial decision will be final," they say.The decision to ban CNN, Politico and MS NOW came Friday via a Truth Social post, where Trump wrote that he was "proud to announce" the ban from the White House "effective immediately." He said the decision was "a result of their constant "reporting" FAKE NEWS! Media Outlets shouldn't be able to constantly write or report FICTION and LIES when they're covering the President of the United States, the Trump Administration, or the United States of America." He added: "Other Fake News Media Outlets to follow."Journalists from the three outlets, including MS NOW reporter Akayla Gardner, CNN's Betsy Klein and Politico's Cheyenne Haslett, subsequently found their access passes deactivated and their White House press credentials confiscated. First Amendment experts and the White House Correspondents' Association called the turning away of credentialed reporters unconstitutional. CNN, Politico and MS NOW filed their lawsuit Monday arguing that the president's move violated the defendants' due process rights and First Amendment protections for newsgathering and speech.The three outlets said they were filing the lawsuit "to protect our First Amendment rights and defend the principle that the government does not decide what the press reports or publishes." Trump administration Sep 19 MS NOW, CNN, Politico say their journalists were denied access to White House after Trump ban Media Sep 18 Trump says he's banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, who was appointed by Trump in 2017, will preside over the hearing Wednesday. He will evaluate the outlets' request to issue a temporary restraining order blocking enforcement of the ban and restoring reporters' hard passes to access White House grounds.Kelly ruled against Trump in a similar case back in 2018, when the White House withdrew credentials from reporter Jim Acosta, who was then with CNN. On Tuesday, Trump remarked that he would "probably" ​let journalists from CNN, ⁠MS ​NOW and ​Politico back into the White ​House if ​a court rules ‌against ⁠his decision to ban the ​media ​outlets ⁠from the White ​House grounds.Later that day, during his address to the United Nations' General Assembly in New York, Trump told CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins: "You shouldn't be here … You said you weren't going to cover me." Collins responded that CNN never said it was not going to cover Trump, and that while it had been banned from the White House it was credentialed by the U.N. as usual.The solidarity among TV networks has been swift, as they refused to provide TV pool coverage of the president's activities this week, resulting in quiet mics and a lack of photographs of Trump's official activities. Pool coverage is when one network attends an event and then distributes information and media, such as video footage and audio, to other outlets. The system has been recognized by administrations from both parties for decades, and the coverage is used by pool members and subscribers, which includes outlets like Newsmax, One America News Network, C-SPAN and international outlets.Print and radio pools are still in place, and TV pools for events for other parts of the administration will continue. Individual TV networks, including NBC News, continue to provide coverage of White House events that are open to the press, outside of the pool. Outside of events, NBC News reporters continue to report on the administration's activities.
Trump addresses UN with mixture of boasts, threats and jibes | First Thing
US-Iran meeting takes place on sidelines despite president's threat to 'annihilate' Tehran regime. Plus, one man's month-long pilates odysseyGood morning. Donald Trump has used the platform of the UN general assembly in New York to threaten to "annihilate the Islamic republic" of Iran, "and do it quickly". He called on countries to unite to isolate Tehran and bring down global energy prices.Despite his bombastic rhetoric, Trump also said Iranian officials held three hours of talks with the US special envoy Steve Witkoff on the sidelines of the meeting. Witkoff said he felt very good about the meeting, the first such contact since the US vice-president, JD Vance, met an Iranian delegation in Switzerland in June. A senior Iranian official also indicated that Iran was prepared to reopen the strait of Hormuz within a week.What else did Trump say at the UN? The president doubled down on his defence of AI development, saying warnings about runaway agents were a "hoax"; announced the US would build new military bases in Greenland; attacked the international criminal court as a "rogue organisation"; and prompted the Cuba's delegation to stage a walkout when he described the country as a "failed state".Did he continue his attacks on US media networks? Trump scolded a CNN anchor for covering him at the UN, saying "I'm surprised that CNN is here covering me. You should not be here covering me. You said you weren't going to cover me." Last week, the president announced he was banning CNN, Politico and MS Now from the White House.Follow UN proceedings live today here.Where else is the president seeing dissent from Republicans? Another prominent Florida Republican has publicly distanced himself from Trump, days after María Elvira Salazar called out the president's immigration-enforcement policy targeting law-abiding undocumented immigrants. Byron Donalds, the Republican nominee for governor in November's midterm elections, launched an updated campaign website on Tuesday that was stripped of almost every mention of Trump. Continue reading...
China's Xi kicks off state visit with a rare presidential airport welcome from Trump
When Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington on Wednesday, he’s expected to get a rare greeting from President Donald Trump, who will be on the tarmac to welcome his counterpart instead of waiting for him to drive up to the White House.Trump’s decision to greet Xi at Joint Base Andrews just outside Washington rather than receiving him at the executive residence shows how far the U.S. president is going to honor China’s leader as he makes his first state visit in more than a decade.The visit is a response to Trump’s trip to ChinaThe White House has not released many details about Wednesday’s greeting, but Trump is expected to participate in an arrival ceremony at the base with Xi and his wife. The salutation will kick off a three-day visit that’s expected to be saturated with pomp, even by White House standards. The state visit, complete with a formal state dinner at the White House on Thursday, is supposed to reciprocate for the ceremonial grandeur that marked Trump’s May visit to China.But it also is a showy patina at a time when tensions between the two geopolitical rivals are high over trade, artificial intelligence, Trump’s war with Iran and China’s designs on Taiwan.Beyond using the visit to try to keep "strategic stability" between the two countries, Trump seems to be pulling out all the diplomatic stops to show off for Xi. Trump has lavished praise on Xi as a "great leader" and described a warm relationship with the man he has called a friend. That is all while he has given Xi a pass on many issues.Sen. Roger Wicker, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, criticized the "lavish welcome.” Wicker, R-Miss., said during a speech Tuesday in the Senate that Trump should not have invited the Chinese leader "based on all of the troubling issues we have with President Xi and the Chinese Communist Party."Wicker archly suggested a list of topics that Trump could discuss with Xi at the state dinner, such as "the purposes of China's massive military buildup, or about China's clear support for Iran," saying that "during every minute of dialogue" Trump should keep in mind that "his guest is a brutal, unelected and oppressive dictator who seeks to dominate his neighbors and whose massive military arsenal is aimed directly at the United States of America."Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. and China must interact at the highest levels because the countries are "the two largest economies in the world" and "probably the two most powerful militaries in the world.""The idea that we would not interact with them at the highest levels is irresponsible. It's outrageous. We have to," Rubio told reporters Wednesday while he was in New York.Trump to welcome Xi with 'the most respect'Trump has made it clear he wants to wow Xi, telling reporters in recent weeks that he was delighted his new "work of art" helicopter landing pad would be ready for the visit while bemoaning that his massive White House ballroom would not.On Wednesday, Trump is expected to try to match the pageantry he was met with in China earlier this year. Xi was not at the airport to meet Trump — Chinese Vice President Han Zheng was there instead. But a red carpet was rolled out to meet Air Force One in Beijing. A military honor guard, a military band and about 300 Chinese youths waving Chinese and American flags and chanting, "Welcome, welcome! Warm welcome!" also were present. The children wore white and light blue uniforms that mirrored the traditional paint colors of the presidential plane.First lady Melania Trump said her husband decided to personally greet Xi when he arrives in the Washington region because "they have a great relationship.""He's coming on our soil, and we need to welcome them with the most respect," she said of Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, during an interview Wednesday on Fox News Channel's "Fox & Friends."A black-tie dinner and visit to the archives will followTrump’s airport ceremony for Xi will be followed on Thursday by more formalities, including an arrival ceremony at the White House and a review of troops. Before the black-tie dinner, which will feature tech industry leaders like Nvidia's Jensen Huang and SpaceX's Elon Musk, the two leaders are expected to dive into the weighty issues behind closed doors, even as expectations are low that the trip will produce any major breakthroughs in the relationship.On Friday, Xi and Peng will be back at the White House for a private tea with the Trumps before joining them on a tour of the National Archives in Washington. The White House has said they will view historic documents underscoring the relationship between the two countries.
Wednesday briefing: ​Can Burnham ​seek a ​different ​path​ to Trump's world order?
In today's newsletter: The PM's first face‑to‑face with​ the US president marks a fragile resetGood morning. In the early hours of Tuesday a plane carrying Andy Burnham, a handful of UK ministers, an excited group of British political journalists, and Burnham's wife, Marie France, landed at a New York airport for one of Burnham's first major outings as prime minister: a face-to-face meeting with Donald Trump.Considering the president once described Burnham as the mayor of "a town," and the prime minister once said Trump wouldn't be welcome in said town (Manchester), the meeting yesterday afternoon went remarkably well.UN general assembly | Donald Trump has called on nations to unite to isolate Tehran and bring down global energy prices, as he gave a bellicose defence of his administration's foreign policy and decision to strike Iran.The far right | Charities have condemned footage of a far-right activist using a blade to slash an inflatable dinghy in the Channel while a rescue worker was onboard, in a further escalation of organised anti-immigration protest.UK news | Children as young as 13 in the UK have been referred to a specialist clinic for a "devastating" bladder condition linked to sustained use of ketamine.West Bank | British banks and financial institutions are receiving warnings from MPs that they should not invest in Israel's E1 settlement project.UK politics | Andy Burnham has opened the door to fighting the next election on the UK rejoining the EU, but said his immediate priority was continuing to rebuild bridges with European allies. Continue reading...
'Extremely dangerous' Hurricane Polo expected to skirt southwestern coast of Mexico - ctvnews.ca
'Extremely dangerous' Hurricane Polo expected to skirt southwestern coast of Mexico  ctvnews.ca
Road closure raises flooding, emergency access concerns for Delaware neighbors
A road project in Delaware has closed both sides of Vance Neck Road in Middletown, creating a lengthy detour and raising concerns among neighbors about what could happen if their alternate route floods.Greg Mathena reached out to NBC10 about the closure after the Delaware Department of Transportation project began Monday. He and his neighbors said they are glad the road is being repaired, but the project has grown larger and is expected to take longer than originally anticipated.Mathena said some drivers don’t realize both sides of Vance Neck Road are closed until they reach the roadblock.“There they are. They came right back because they have no clue that this is going to be shut down for one month,” Mathena said.A trip from Delaware Route 1 to Mathena’s home that would normally take about two minutes took NBC10 about 10 minutes using the detour.Andy Cheung, who lives along the road, questioned why both lanes needed to close.“The last time they worked on this road they closed one lane. I don’t know why they close both lanes for several weeks,” Cheung said.DelDOT told NBC10 the road was in worse condition than initially thought, forcing the agency to close both sides. What began as a repaving project has essentially become an overhaul, according to DelDOT, which said leaving one lane open was not possible.For neighbors, however, the additional driving time and gas aren’t their biggest concerns.The only other road residents can use to access Vance Neck Road is Route 9, which has a low-lying area that can experience water problems. Neighbors are concerned about the route, as the area deals with rain, high tides and the possibility of a nor’easter.Mathena recorded video on Route 9 Tuesday night showing water on the roadway. He said the flashing signs designed to warn drivers about water on the road were not flashing when he encountered the water. NBC10 found the signs flashing the following day when there was no water on the road.Mathena and other neighbors worry that if rising water cuts off Route 9 while Vance Neck Road remains closed, residents could become stuck at or away from their homes. They are also concerned about how emergency services would reach anyone who needs help.Mathena said he raised the issue with a DelDOT engineer.“I stressed that to him, I said you know there’s no other way to us,” Mathena said.DelDOT told NBC10 it recently added five inches of pavement to the lowest and most vulnerable spots along that stretch of Route 9. The agency said it will closely monitor the road during high tides and heavy rain and that local first responders have been updated on the situation.Mathena, who works in construction, believes DelDOT should find a way to maintain access through Vance Neck Road while the work continues.“My solution is just give us one lane through,” Mathena said.This story was originally reported for broadcast by NBC Philadelphia. AI tools helped convert the story to a digital article, and an NBC Philadelphia journalist edited the article for publication.
What we know (and don't) about this weekend's nor'easter so far
A fall nor’easter is expected to blast parts of Long Island and Jersey shores with up to 50 mph winds and soaking rain this weekend, though how close it gets to us and how long it lingers are still up in the air.The models agree a nor’easter will track along the East Coast this weekend, but they don’t agree on how far offshore the storm will be. That, along with the strength of the low, influences how much wind and rain we see Friday through Sunday.There are still several days to go before the would-be storm directly impacts the coast. The low-pressure system hasn't even developed in the Atlantic yet. As of Wednesday morning, the forecast calls for shower chances to increase Friday and especially Saturday into Sunday, with gusty winds becoming more of a concern near the coast.Long-range forecasts divergeSwells up to 10 feetWind concernsPersistent Northeast winds, combined with the approaching low, will produce rough surf, dangerous rip currents, and the potential for coastal flooding and beach erosion. We anticipate multiple rounds of tidal flooding, with moderate flooding possible in some back-bay locations.There are still several days to go before the would-be storm directly impacts the coast. The low-pressure system hasn't even developed in the Atlantic yet. Long-range forecast models disagree on the exact track and strength of the low, which again, directly affect the severity of the impacts locally. The European forecast model develops a stronger low that passes very close to the East Coast, delivering stronger winds and heavier rain. The American forecast model, on the other hand, keeps the low weaker and far offshore, resulting in lighter wind and rain.
Republican jitters grow as unpopular Trump fuels midterm 'bloodbath' fears
Iran war, rising prices and president's low ratings give Democrats advantage, but Republicans have poured cash into key races – could it be decisive?Sign up for The Stakes 2026: your weekly guide to the US midtermsDonald Trump pulled out all the stops at the Republican party's midterm convention two weeks ago. In speeches aimed at the voters who will soon decide whether to keep Republicans in control of Congress for the final phase of his presidency, the president dangled $5,000 checks, and warned the United States would turn into a "communist country" if Democrats are elected.The unprecedented political gathering amounted to a Hail Mary pass at retaining control of Congress, which history indicated Trump's Republican allies had always been likely to lose in the 3 November vote. Two weeks later, with election administrators in several states already sending out mail ballots, there is no indication the gambit has worked. Continue reading...
'This is treason': Rahul Gandhi revives 'vote chori' charge after report of rift within EC
Rahul Gandhi has leveled grave accusations against the Election Commission, claiming treason in the wake of the electoral roll revision process. These accusations arose after a report revealed dissent among Election Commissioners. Veteran Congress leaders echoed this sentiment, urging a parliamentary review. In response, the Election Commission refuted any internal conflicts, asserting that all decisions were made collectively and in strict adherence to legal protocols and Supreme Court directives.
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Olive Smith, a biology PhD candidate, and Dr. Adam Carlsen, a hotshot professor and well-known tyrant, enter into a fake relationship, seeing each of their carefully calculated theories on love get thrown into chaos.
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In 2006, To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen sets out to make television history, turning an undercover investigation into one of the most controversial cultural phenomena of the decade.
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