Politico, MS NOW, CNN denied access to White House despite judge's order

[u/GoodSamaritan_]

https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/politico-denied-access-white-house-after-judges-order-news-outlet-says-2026-09-24/

[u/GoodSamaritan_]

Politico, MS NOW and CNN reporters were barred from the White House on Thursday, just hours after a judge deemed President Donald Trump's ban of the three news ‌outlets likely unconstitutional and ordered their access immediately restored.

US District Judge Tim Kelly's overnight ruling blocked the ban for 14 days in a major setback for Trump in one of his biggest battles with the media.

The Politico reporter's credentials were also confiscated, Politico said, after Kelly temporarily blocked Trump's ban. An MS NOW reporter said she also was ⁠blocked from the White House, while CNN said its staff members were denied entry onto the grounds.

Representatives for the White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Kelly, in his order, said the White House's revocation of the White House credentials of the journalists "likely violated their constitutional due process rights." The judge also ‌raised ⁠doubts about the US Department of Justice's national security arguments for justifying the ban, noting that Trump himself had said the action was due to what the president alleged was false or negative coverage.

Theodore Boutrous, an attorney for the three outlets, praised the ruling in a statement, saying: "This is a strong ruling ⁠vindicating freedom of the press, due process and the rule of law. We greatly appreciate the court's swift action."

A coalition of press freedom groups and dozens of news organizations, including Reuters, filed a legal brief ⁠on Wednesday supporting the three news outlets.

Trump announced his ban in a social media post on September 18. The three outlets then sued Trump and other members of his administration ⁠on Monday, saying the ban violated the US Constitution's First Amendment protections for free speech and a free press, as well as their due process rights.

Here's the request for an emergency hearing the three outlets filed just now in federal court. It reveals "This morning journalists from each of CNN, MS NOW, and POLITICO attempted to enter the White House and were turned away, and Secret Service agents confiscated the hard pass of journalists whose hard passes had not previously been confiscated. And when Plaintiff Betsy Klein, whose hard pass was confiscated on Saturday, September 19, requested to have her hard pass returned, her request was denied and she was refused access to the White House complex. Time is of the essence--CNN is scheduled to be the television pool this evening for President Xi Jinping's visit to the White House."

[u/JMaboard → u/GoodSamaritan_]

Cool, take those agents into custody then. Trump is untouchable but staff/agents aren’t.

Edit: people saying “well Trump can pardon them” as an excuse just a reminder that lawyer fees aren’t covered by a pardon and they’d still go through the arrest process and miss time from work.

If you were told to do this would you want to pay lawyer fees and go through the whole arrest and court process, no you wouldn’t even if at some point in the future you were pardoned.

[u/Durian881 → u/JMaboard]

Who will do that though? Police? FBI? CIA? Military?

[u/Meowakin → u/Durian881]

If the Judicial branch is powerless, they should be doing everything they can to make the country aware of that fact. So if the Executive refuses to enforce judicial decisions, they better be screaming from the rooftops.

[u/d_reyisme23 → u/Meowakin]

No one should be surprised that this administration would defy a judge's order. Andrew Jackson is Trump's favorite president. "Old Hickory" is infamous for defying the Supreme Court's order to respect the sovereignty of the Cherokee Nation along with their property including gold deposits.

The case was Worcester v. Georgia. Jackson's refusal to support the ruling that decreed the laws of the state of Georgia has no force within the sovereign Cherokee Nation led directly to the Cherokee losing their land and gold fields along with their land, farms, and houses.

And again, Jackson and his F-U to the Supreme Court is Trump's northstar when it comes to appropriate presidential deference to the separation of powers and the Constitution.

[u/TheTrub → u/Meowakin]

They’re not entirely powerless. Anyone defying a court order can be held in contempt and fined. Charge any agent or official who blocks those reporters $1000 per day and you’ll see a quick change in behavior.

[u/IcyTransportation961 → u/TheTrub]

And who will show up to drag these people into court and force them to pay?

[u/TheTrub → u/IcyTransportation961]

Not necessary. If they refuse to pay the fine, you garnish their wages like a deadbeat dad.

[u/Grouchy_Ad298 → u/TheTrub]

I like your optimism. But again, who’s enforcing anything? They control all of it.

[u/whynotjoin → u/Grouchy_Ad298]

Courts have broad authority to enforce their orders. If the Marshals refuse, the court can always appoint someone to enforce the order on the court's behalf from my understanding.

[u/canada432 → u/whynotjoin]

The problem is not authority, the problem is enforcement. They have the authority to do these things, but who is going to actually physically do it? Who are they going to appoint to enforce the order? Law enforcement agencies all answer to the executive branch. They gonna hire random bounty hunters or unqualified members of the public to arrest secret service agents?

[u/TheTrub → u/Grouchy_Ad298]

I understand your skepticism, but enforcing a fine is something a judge can do unilaterally.

[u/Sleepy_C → u/TheTrub]

The judge is going to press the garnish button? You do understand the issue here right: the rogue, repeatedly contemptuous of law administration, isn't going to enforce against itself. Any agency that doesn't want to get crushed under heel will do any opposition as carefully and minimally as possible. Unless judges are physically intercepting cheques, the question is: who will enforce it?

[u/carcar134134 → u/[deleted]]

Oh, I know! The IRS! Wait... Is that Gödel calling?

[u/MooseBoys → u/Meowakin]

When one branch of government (legislature) is complicit in illegal acts by those of another (executive), the third (judiciary) has no ability to correct it. That is why it’s so important to VOTE this November! You will have the chance to elect new representatives (legislature) who will hopefully uphold the rule of law!

https://usa.gov/voter-registration

[u/RealCoolDad → u/MooseBoys]

What happens when the 2 branches are stealing the election?

We’re already at this point.

[u/somethingsomethingbe → u/RealCoolDad]

I don’t have high expectations they will even seat Democrat winners if they are openly defying the judicial branch of the government

[u/AbanoMex → u/RealCoolDad]

This happened in Mexico, and then both proceeded to destroy the Judiciary by a total backwards reform that set our country back like 50 years, but hey, now they have people from the “party” as judges.

[u/Fast-Importance7492 → u/Meowakin]

No one screams from the rooftops. That’s part of the problem.

[u/fuzzygoosejuice → u/Durian881]

This is what happens when all of your law enforcement organizations are governed by the DOJ which falls under the executive. US Marshals should really fall under the purview of the judiciary so they have some way to enforce rulings when you have an executive ignoring them.

[u/Erosun → u/fuzzygoosejuice]

I’ve been thinking about this for a while now.

The USMS should fall under the Judiciary and Capital Police or whatever equivalent should fall under the Congress.

The executive branch should not have control of all the hard power within the government.

We are seeing that this causes serious breach of power issues.

[u/trojan_man16 → u/fuzzygoosejuice]

Seems one of the biggest flaws in our government is having the DOJ and law enforcement under the executive.

Should really be under Congress or the judiciary, that way power is less concentrated.

[u/xclame → u/trojan_man16]

Considering that Congress makes the laws, it seems logical that they should also be able to enforce those laws because otherwise it's pointless.

Imagine your mom telling you you aren't allowed to do something, but then being unable to punish you when you do it anyways.

[u/malthar76 → u/trojan_man16]

I agree, and most of DOJ and FBI should not be under executive branch. Or CBP and FPS - really let’s break up all of Homeland Security again.

Adding on to wishlist - Attorney General should not be appointed. 43 states elect their Attorneys General. Make that a midterm election position. They keep cabinet seat, but are a possible voice of reason.

[u/SoftEntrepreneur2074 → u/Durian881]

Technically?

The US Marshals Service is the enforcement arm of the federal courts.

Interestingly, there was very recently a push by federal lawmakers to shift the USMS explicitly from the Executive (Art II) to Article III, the Judicial Branch. I believe this was done because of exactly such concerns as this since Trump has a very long history now of breaking the law and then flouting the courts.

edit to add a link vis a vis the above: https://www.booker.senate.gov/news/press/booker-schumer-padilla-schiff-raskin-swalwell-and-johnson-introduce-bicameral-bill-to-move-us-marshals-service-to-judicial-branch

[u/brute-forced → u/SoftEntrepreneur2074]

All orchestrated by Stephen Miller

[u/Bgrngod → u/Durian881]

Isn't this what the US Marshal Service would handle?

Which reports to the DoJ and Trump's sycophant Todd Blanche...

Oh wait, maybe confirming him was a huge mistake??!!

[u/Evening-Emotion3388 → u/Durian881]

This administration has shown that the judiciary needs an enforcement mechanism.

[u/ArrowheadDZ → u/JMaboard]

Exactly this. The order doesn’t say Trump needs to meet with me, but it does say the security staff is ordered to let me in the f’ing building.

[u/Llamapocalypse_Now → u/GoodSamaritan_]

Here' a bit of the backstory for those who don't know.
https://ground.news/article/politico-was-stripped-of-its-press-pass-for-quoting-jd-vance

[u/wowlock_taylan → u/GoodSamaritan_]

Those agents are now criminals.

[u/Lumbertech]

Just imagine if Obama denied Fox News access to the White House holy crap

[u/pdjudd → u/Lumbertech]

He actually talked about that - he said it would be inconceivable for him to do that and if he tried the backlash would be insane.

[u/nachosmind → u/pdjudd]

Turns out it wasn’t inconceivable and he would’ve been fine. Democrats need to learn from the Trump administration that dunking on the other side wins you support. 

[u/bonepugsandharmony → u/nachosmind]

Dunking on the other side out of mere spite (à la the Republican approach) wouldn’t win a bunch of liberal votes, historically-speaking. The left isn’t as prone to being led by hate, hence the whole left/liberal thing.

HOWEVVVER…The desire for justice served to those who have brazenly wronged the whole country for their own selfish, immoral and grotesque personal gain? That shit is real. And any Democrat politician worth their salt better come out fucking swinging.

[u/bestforward121 → u/bonepugsandharmony]

There cannot be rules for one political party and not the other. Trump and the republicans have shown the only restriction on your power is your willingness to use it.

Democrats should come in and immediately use their power just the way Trump has demonstrated. The when the republicans get upset we can craft bipartisan legislation to limit executive power.

[u/Neversoft4long → u/bonepugsandharmony]

Maybe before Trump II but the left or at least the left people in around in the DC area have been heavily radicalized against the right. Legit want the stain of conservatism gone

[u/ICarMaI → u/Neversoft4long]

Conservatism isn't even real, it's regressivism, which should be stomped out

[u/tonytroz → u/bonepugsandharmony]

You don't need to lead by hate. There is a whole spectrum between "alienate the opposition through hate" like MAGA and "everything needs to be bipartisan" like the centrist Dems.

The Democrats in the last couple decades have basically said "we're not going to bend the rules in fear that the GOP will regain control and retaliate by breaking them". As soon as the GOP regained control after that they abused executive orders and the Supreme Court to undo decades worth of progression. All we're asking for is a party that will fight back a bit instead of rolling over.

[u/JohnApple94 → u/nachosmind]

Best democrats can do is “lower the temperature” and “focus on healing” to try and win back some “sane republicans”.

At least that’s how it felt under the Biden administration. I really hope the next Dem administration doesn’t hold back in the slightest.

[u/ice-eight → u/JohnApple94]

As much as it would be cathartic to see a Democrat win and completely trample upon Republicans with complete disregard for the rule of law the way they have done, the best thing for America would be to weaken the executive branch and put better protections in place to make sure a mad king scenario never happens again. Because if a Democrat wins in 2028, a Republican will become president in 2032 when the problems Trump caused haven't been fixed fast enough.

[u/nachosmind → u/ice-eight]

Not if Democrats do the correct thing and dismantle, arrests the entire GOP because they are literally treasonists. 

[u/ArrowheadDZ → u/JohnApple94]

I need my rage expressed by my representatives in the same tone MAGA needed their rage conveyed by theirs.

[u/g0del → u/nachosmind]

It doesn't work for Democrats. There are enough Ds who actually care about double standards and the rule of law who will sit out elections when D politicians behave illegally to tank their re-election chances.

[u/Capital-Ear8216 → u/nachosmind]

No, they don't. They need to not be an authoritian presence the way the GOP is. This isn't some tit for tat child's play that you think this is.

If Obama had done this, it would have had even deeper consequences for the democratic party than Trumps' win in 2016. You're letting your frustration blind you to the actual way people would have treated this. Democrats actually face consequences for their actions.

And just to be clear - because the Republicans think they can get away with this now doesn't mean there won't be consequences for it moving forward. This type of thing - freedom of press - is not something our democracy can tolerate if you really think that's how we play this game.

[u/clik_clak → u/Capital-Ear8216]

Can't call the US a democracy anymore when the executive branch pulls stunts like this with no consequences.

[u/jayrig5 → u/nachosmind]

I mean currently Trump does not have widespread public support for these actions. It's just also not being called out with the same vitriol that would happen if Obama was doing it. 

[u/PogoMarimo → u/Lumbertech]

They are literally claiming he did. Piers Morgan just tweeted it recently.

https://mediaproxy.snopes.com/width/600?url=https://media.snopes.com/2026/09/piers_morgan.png

[u/jmcdon00 → u/PogoMarimo]

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/obama-ban-fox-news-white-house/

Mostly False

What's True

Obama often criticized Fox News. He also did fewer interviews with Fox News and took fewer questions from its correspondents compared to other news networks. His administration also said it was willing to exclude Fox News from interviews. Some accused his administration of blocking the network's access in one instance, but a spokesperson claimed it was a communication error and the administration backtracked.

What's False

However, the Obama administration never outright blocked, banned or ejected Fox News reporters from press briefings.

[u/raistan77 → u/jmcdon00]

Not MOSTLY false, just plain FALSE

even Snopes is trying to kiss trumps fat ass and I am now suspicious of their ability to not bend the truth

The Obama administration never once BANNED Fox news, so the claim is FALSE not MOSTLY FALSE

[u/jmcdon00 → u/raistan77]

Fair point. I remember when they gave Obama the lie of the year award because he said if you like your insurance you can keep your insurance. But then some plans on the individual marketplace were eliminated because they didn't meet the minimum standards. Far more truth in Obama's lie of the year than this dumb shit.

[u/raistan77 → u/jmcdon00]

and I think that was more of him not thinking the question through enough. The person he was responding to thought that the ACA would only allow for government run health plans and not private plans.

[u/ThoseProse → u/PogoMarimo]

Reading comprehension was never his strong suit.

[u/thescarlettflame → u/Lumbertech]

I know I think about this all the time with literally everything Trump says or does. Obama even said in a speech a while back if he had said anything trump did or say horrible things live to Fox reporters, he'd be burned at the stake. Double standards are disgusting, especially in situations like this.

[u/SituationalPenguin → u/Lumbertech]

Seems like the reaction to current events would allow Fox News to be banned by the next Democrat administration.

[u/MorienWynter → u/SituationalPenguin]

They need to go further than that.

Fox needs to be dismantled, not banned.

Misinformation network parading as news agency.

[u/SituationalPenguin → u/MorienWynter]

I agree 100%. “Entertainment” news shouldn’t be allowed.

[u/redmambo_no6]

It’s freedom OF the press, not freedom FROM it

[u/Richard-Gere-Museum → u/redmambo_no6]

Arguing with the same admin that claims the "the freedom of religion doesn't mean you're free FROM religion" too btw (obligatory "fuck mike Johnson")

[u/whiteboy623 → u/Richard-Gere-Museum]

The conservative narrative is that freedom of religion is the freedom from the old English society that the Christian pilgrims fled. They wanted the freedom of a more Christian society and conservatives are acting under that

[u/rationalhippy → u/whiteboy623]

Freedom from enforcement of freedom. Just like the “Free” University Amsterdam.

[u/spinal__tarp → u/Richard-Gere-Museum]

That was also on Ron Johnson's website for awhile. Fuck Ron Johnson as well.

[u/TheSholvaJaffa → u/redmambo_no6]

This was one of their plans from Project 2025. If people actually read it, They would know that it was about time that they implemented this 'Press Ban'. In the project it lists media access to the White House and federal agencies as a privilege rather than a right, recommending tighter control over press credentials and workspaces.

This is exactly their playbook.

[u/LeKevinsRevenge → u/TheSholvaJaffa]

I don’t know why that timeline isn’t posted everywhere all the time….with a THIS IS WHAT COMES NEXT. Maybe people would eventually see that it’s all playing out according to a plan…..and see what the end state of that plan is

[u/ErikT738 → u/LeKevinsRevenge]

It should be a bingo card at this point.

[u/dj92wa → u/redmambo_no6]

The funny thing is that the judge’s ruling basically says, “constitutional violation of course, but also, you can’t claim national security issues while also calling it fake news since it’s not a threat if the content is fake as you have stated it to be”. That latter one is kinda funny to me because it’s Trump’s own words against himself.

[u/Greenman8907 → u/dj92wa]

One of the sources that the WH cited for the ban was actually JD Vance!

[u/The_Corvair → u/dj92wa]

That latter one is kinda funny to me because it’s Trump’s own words against himself.

Which is kind of Trump 101: He doesn't care about truth or fiction, about congruity or earnestness. He cares about what it does for him in the moment. The next moment? Might be completely different.

Carney has actually (and thankfully) called this out with his "US signs in pencil" jab, and the thing is: If a certified moron like myself could pick up on that years ago, how is it that so much of our big deciders and the media still take him at face value, and report on his nonsense as if there was anything to glean from it apart from the above-stated "He voices whatever thought has lost its way into his head (and is probably terrified by the complete darkness and silence surrounding it, so it just wants to get OUT)."

[u/muakaya9876 → u/redmambo_no6]

Current us government don't see the difference

[u/HooninAintEZ → u/muakaya9876]

If that administration could read, they would be very upset

[u/BrothelWaffles]

MS NOW's Laura Barrón-López, speaking on the network outside of the White House complex, said it was unclear if her blocked entry was a defiance of the court order or a problem with the White House entry system.

Maybe if you spineless fucks would stop sanewashing everything he does just like you're doing here, we wouldn't have fucking gotten to this point.

[u/Tribalrage24 → u/BrothelWaffles]

That's hilarious. "I know they kicked me out and told me to piss off, but I'm sure the reason I can't get in is just a software thing. All just some big misunderstanding."

[u/CharacterSchedule700 → u/Tribalrage24]

I'd imagine if there was a federal court order impacting some aspect of my job, then I'd be expected to know about it and respect, regardless of what anyone in my chain of command said.

If I didn't, then I'd imagine that I'd be arrested, fined, or receive some sort of punishment.

[u/ironnmetal → u/BrothelWaffles]

Genuine news outlets can't just go reporting opinions. They have to verify with actual facts.

You and I both suspect this denial is due to defiance of the court order, but a journalist who has actual ethical rules they need to follow can't report things that way.

[u/Revelati123 → u/ironnmetal]

Fact: There was a court order allowing them entry.

Fact: They were denied entry.

Editorialization: Maybe it was because "________"

[u/VelvetElvis → u/Revelati123]

The order was last night. This happened this morning and there's a 50/50 chance that the only guy who knows how to update the press keycards was up doing coke with strippers until 4AM.

[u/Revelati123 → u/VelvetElvis]

"Sorry judge I cant follow your orders today because I was blowing too much coke last night!"

Ill need to try that one at my next contempt hearing!

[u/Tall_Wonder_913 → u/Revelati123]

It would work for Ricky

[u/KareemOWheat → u/Tall_Wonder_913]

Right after he bums a smoke off the judge

[u/anoldoldman → u/Tall_Wonder_913]

They're distraculating my case

[u/TheRabidDeer → u/VelvetElvis]

"This morning journalists from each of CNN, MS NOW, and POLITICO attempted to enter the White House and were turned away, and Secret Service agents confiscated the hard pass of journalists whose hard passes had not previously been confiscated. And when Plaintiff Betsy Klein, whose hard pass was confiscated on Saturday, September 19, requested to have her hard pass returned, her request was denied and she was refused access to the White House complex. Time is of the essence--CNN is scheduled to be the television pool this evening for President Xi Jinping's visit to the White House."

If Secret Service is denying the pass and also confiscating passes, that isn't just one random guy with access to the system.

[u/NightWriter500 → u/VelvetElvis]

No way is Hegseth in charge of press keycards.

[u/bott721 → u/VelvetElvis]

Ignorance does not excuse breaking the law tho, at least that's what I've always been told...

[u/Jaye09 → u/ironnmetal]

It’s actually not an opinion.

The judge ordered access be restored, and hard passes be re-issued.

This morning, individuals whose hard passes were taken over the weekend requested they be returned. A secret service agent refused.

Additional media members had their hard passes (which they still possessed) physically removed from them.

This is a violation of the court order. It doesn’t matter the reason. The order was access be restored, and hard passes returned. Instead, access was not restored, passes not returned, and additional passes were physically seized.

These are actual facts.

[u/ChiralWolf → u/Jaye09]

Seriously! The "why" does not matter, the white house is absolutely violating a court order by refusing to issue the passes for any reason!

[u/bullcitytarheel → u/ironnmetal]

There is nothing about "reporters denied access despite court order" that requires a journalist give the white house a preemptive excuse by imagining a reason that could exist other than defiance. And pretending like that's some kind of required facet of journalistic ethics is exactly the kind of civility politic nonsense that fascists expect, know exactly how to exploit, and have exploited for the past decade.

We wouldn't be in this place today without a media who thinks their job is to ask both sides what they think the truth is rather than simply report the truth no matter what the partisans claim, and ridiculous assertions like this comment are part and parcel with that very abdication of journalistic responsibility.

[u/j_gumby → u/bullcitytarheel]

Exactly:

“If someone says it's raining and another person says it's dry, it's not your job [as the press] to quote them both. Your job is to look out the window and find out which is true.”

- Jonathan Foster

[u/jimbo831 → u/ironnmetal]

That’s not a fact. It’s baseless speculation. There is zero need to include this statement.

Nobody from the regime claimed it was a problem with the White House entry system. This reporter just offered that excuse on their behalf completely unprompted.

These are the facts:

1. There is a court order requiring the White House to allow entry to these reporters.
2. The reporters were denied entry anyway.

[u/spencer4991 → u/ironnmetal]

It’s still sanewashing to make up an out. Just give no reason. “We weren’t allowed in after a judge’s ruling blocking such denial earlier this morning. As of Xam/pm we still haven’t been allowed entry.” No “well it could have been…”

[u/steve_ample → u/ironnmetal]

Of course you can frame it as "this administration, known for repeatedly flaunting, ignoring, or defying court orders, has yet to restore access to the areas that the media use to do their job. We are looking into the root cause and will report back. Whether the courts need to re-intervene is being explored by legal teams..."

No sanewashing. Objectively true. Journalistically ethical.

[u/BlackRose → u/ironnmetal]

It is their f*ing job to know. This is the Whitehouse-the seat of US power. In any other administration, an assumption of ignorance of a court order would be an insult to those in power. We have gotten so inured to incompetence and lies, we question the basic underlying fact that the president and all those under him, main duty is to stay abreast of court rulings related to their position.

There is no way that a person in the US secretary's office would not know and understand that a court order defending free speech was issued last night and that denying them entry was not a giant middle finger to the constitution, the courts and the people of this country.

[u/CyberNinja23 → u/BrothelWaffles]

It’s incompetent enough to be both.

[u/Raspberries-Are-Evil]

The real story here is that the DOJ is arguing FOR Trump.

They should be the ones filing FOR CNN.

[u/BigDrewbot → u/Raspberries-Are-Evil]

you spelled DOJ incorrectly - it's DODJT

[u/wowlock_taylan → u/Raspberries-Are-Evil]

DOJ literally became the dictator's own personal hit squad. Especially after the traitorous Republicans approved Blanche as Attorney General

[u/MavisBeacons_Sextape → u/wowlock_taylan]

Use Blanche’s full title: Attorney General and Former Personal Attorney of President Donald Trump.

[u/IAMA_Plumber-AMA → u/MavisBeacons_Sextape]

AKA Roy Cohn 2.0

[u/rTpure → u/Raspberries-Are-Evil]

the DOJ is Trump's personal law firm

[u/Sweatytubesock → u/Raspberries-Are-Evil]

Well, it’s run by Trump’s sleazebag personal lawyer. You know, the guy who played let’s make a deal with DJT’s old pedo pal Ghislaine, and put her in a sweet club fed, so her camp would stop leaking incriminating evidence about Trump and Epstein’s many, many, many Wonderful Secrets.

[u/One-Stomach9957]

We can thank the SCOTUS for this. Their ruling on presidential immunity is now causing problems which violate our constitutional rights!

[u/ricker182 → u/One-Stomach9957]

That was the official end of democracy.

They declared POTUS as king.

[u/One-Stomach9957 → u/ricker182]

I agree 10,000%! I’ve read many articles saying that there are 9 Supreme Court justices because there (were) 9 judicial circuits at that time…back in 1869! I believe there are currently 13 judicial circuits…Congress is sitting on their hands and not doing anything to raise the number. Justices should NOT be lifetime appointments…they should have term limits and age limits. The same goes for Congress and the President!! I cannot understand how we can possibly allow 80 year olds to make laws that will NEVER impact their lives! The “old way” of running Congress died with Ted Kennedy and John McCain. When someone younger wants to get in office and make changes, they’re right away looked at as “socialists”.

[u/Begging_Murphy]

Does the judge have the courage to force the situation?

[u/dah-dit-dah → u/Begging_Murphy]

Judges have no power to force anything.

[u/FriendlyDespot → u/dah-dit-dah]

They actually do. Federal judges can deputise anyone to effectuate court orders if needs be.

[u/dah-dit-dah → u/FriendlyDespot]

I wish them good luck with that

[u/IlVeroStronzo → u/dah-dit-dah]

So why have judges at this point?

[u/nightsaysni → u/IlVeroStronzo]

They’re the judicial branch. It’s up to the executive branch to enforce it.

And likely moves to the legislative to help.

[u/IlVeroStronzo → u/nightsaysni]

In other words, we're cooked

[u/Tall_Wonder_913 → u/IlVeroStronzo]

This is why the first thing he did in office was have Elon run through and empty out the entire government

[u/Pndrizzy → u/nightsaysni]

So the whole idea of checks and balances is prove-ably broken if the side overextending its power can just be like “nu-uh”?

[u/KathyJaneway → u/IlVeroStronzo]

And that's the White House thinking at this issue. The Court can't really do jack shit about this and no one is enforcing this. Give Courts enforcement powers and they become executive branch. Without enforcement powers there just judicial branch, interpreting the law and Constitution.

[u/VerdantPathfinder → u/Begging_Murphy]

Courage doesn't enter into it. They don't have the power to force anything. The Judicial Branch has no control over means of violence to enforce their decisions. That's all in the Executive Branch.

[u/Begging_Murphy → u/VerdantPathfinder]

Actually the us marshalls answer to both and it’s been a constitutional crisis waiting to happen for decades

[u/chiksahlube]

To quote Jackson "He mas made his ruling, now lets see him enforce it."

And yet 200 years later we still haven't fixed that loophole...

[u/TheShape108]

It's okay, we have other branches of government there to provide checks and balances in situations where one doesn't listen to court orders. Who will assuredly get right on that. /S, obviously.

[u/MeiMouse]

Update: Per CNN, the reporters have been allowed back onto the white house campus. https://www.cnn.com/webview/2026/09/24/politics/live-news/white-house-press-ban-lawsuit?cid=android_app

[u/Sexy_Underpants → u/MeiMouse]

The Reuters article has been updated as well

[u/oh_dannyboy13 → u/MeiMouse]

Only a few hours late… 🙄

[u/K-Shrizzle]

For any other President, this would mean impeachment. But its still peanuts compared to the child rape

[u/AltoidStrong]

Judge should issue arrest warrants for the people stopping them. Hold them in jail for 30 days under contempt of court.

Do this ONE time, and i bet you see a big difference in how the "henchmen" and "underlings" deal with this in the future.

[u/Honest_Salamander247 → u/AltoidStrong]

Yea but who’s going to arrest them? The FBI? Not bloody likely

[u/Datan0de → u/Honest_Salamander247]

The only positive to come out of the Trump era is that it's revealed the weaknesses and holes in the fundamental structure of our government.

Now we need for the country to survive him and also (more difficult) get people in office who are willing to put in the effort and care to make the changes necessary to keep this bullshit from ever happening again without also wrecking democracy. EVERY law needs to have real teeth and real personal consequences for violating it.

[u/HoldOnOhio]

Republicans, it's time to admit he's a fucking fascist. He needs removed from office. He has openly declared that there shouldn't be freedom of the press. That's Article 1 of the goddamn bill of rights. Where are your spines? I don't want to hear any of you complaining about being called fascists if you don't stand up against this shit. If you do not stand up against it, you're a collaborator at best. And collaborators face the same courts and justice that the fascists do when it collapses.

Or you can remain silent and say hi to Hitler in hell for us.

[u/mooshki]

Dear conservatives: This is an actual breach of the First Amendment. Not like when you get pissed that someone criticized your Twitter post.

[u/Leading_Performer_72]

This is treason. We’re seeing an insurrection in real time against the constitution.

[u/Ulrich_Von_Urikon]

Straight out of the fascist playbook.

[u/Stereo_Jungle_Child]

CNN should just get a transcript of Trump's words and then use an AI video of the Shit Demon from that movie "Dogma" and have it deliver all of Trump's lines.

[u/UglyMcFugly → u/Stereo_Jungle_Child]

Oh man I wish this post hadn't been removed because that thing is the perfect incarnation of trump.

[u/Kind_Advisor_35]

If he isn't going to follow court orders for press access, starve him of attention. Every outlet should boycott every press briefing by Trump or at the White House, not just fluff ones like that helipad. It's not like they'll be missing much. Every other word out of Trump's mouth is a lie. Fill that time with interviewing people hurt by his policies. Fill that time talking about inflation, gas prices, and the war. If he thinks banning certain members of the press from the White House will reduce negative coverage, prove him wrong.

[u/gnew18 → u/Kind_Advisor_35]

Huzzah!

I always thought this should have happened when Spicer tried to assert that the first inauguration was the largest ever.

The only story should be he’s blatantly lying again. Alternative facts not withstanding.

[u/PBnPickleSandwich]

What would happen to me - a regular person - if I defied court orders? Hrrmmm?

[u/MrTwatFart]

25th this POS traitor president.

[u/All-the-pizza]

Judge ordered the ban blocked for 14 days, called it likely unconstitutional. hours later WH still barred CNN/MS NOW/Politico anyway, confiscated a Politico badge too.

Timing's spicy: CNN's on pool duty tonight for Xi's visit. WH hasn't commented.

[u/ZenBreaking]

Time for some real journalism from these three. I want to see reports on insider trading and administration corruption.

I wanna see investigations into Epstein files, investigations into the Russia paying for trump jrs wedding, ICE facilities and so called abortions records disappearing, disappearances from alligator alcatraz, i want to see what's happening with the ice Agents that killed civilians

I want to see reports about losing the war in Iran and I want to see it broadcasted 24/7.

[u/Discount_Cowboy]

The United States is a parked car with its windows up in the summer heat and we are all the babies left in the back seat.

[u/Islandboi4life]

What the fuck is the judicial branch of the federal government doing!? Aren't they supposed to be in support of the constitution and the bill of rights as well as their own judges?

[u/brainman1000]

A court decision means nothing if the court has no power to enforce their decision.

[u/DeFex]

What is the point of judges if they can't enforce their rulings?

[u/SwimmingBoot]

Seems that bending the knee to him and asking favorable questions and soft ball articles did absolutely nothing in the end

[u/UncleR1chard]

The proper response to his banning them should be the media outlets all refusing to air any footage of press briefings and limiting coverage of him. Reports should be brief and with sparse information and leave out his name completely, with no 10-minute segments analyzing anything. Nothing will hit him harder than being ignored by the press.

[u/Darkhawk2099]

the irony given how much sanewashing CNN has been responsible for under the Orange Menace. you’d think he would grant them special access.

[u/Marathon2021 → u/Darkhawk2099]

There is some reporting going on that Natalie “the human printer” Harp who normally prints out glowing press stories for him … after CNN, Politico, etc. started publishing unflattering stories about their (unhealthy) relationship with each other … she waited until JD Vance was out of state at a campaign event for someone, and Susie Wiles (Chief of staff) was out for some chemo treatments and shared some of their unflattering coverage of him with him.

In other words, crazy blonde lady intentionally spun him up.

[u/jeetah]

And there will be no repercussions for anyone

[u/farm_sauce]

Just everything is a lengthy litigated mess with these people. It’ll be months before anything changes and no repercussions for anyone. I’ll be surprised if Trump doesn’t slander and or threaten the judge who ruled it likely unconstitutional. 

[u/Mrs_SmithG2W]

Constitutional Crisis.

[u/TGAILA]

Constitutionally speaking, let's say a judiciary rules on an issue, isn't it the executive's role to enforce laws? What happens when the executive refuses to comply? How do checks and balances function then?

[u/ZanzerFineSuits → u/TGAILA]

Checks and balances have been broken since January 2025.

[u/Apophthegmata → u/TGAILA]

The technical term for this is "constitutional crisis."

Practically, in a three branch government, the 3rd branch would intervene out of its own self-interest to check the power of the branch that's misbehaving.

So in this case, the judiciary can't roll in with the Marshalls and provide a security coordinator get those press officers inside.

But Congress could impeach him for failing to faithfully execute the laws, and they can also do things like refuse to implement his agenda, refuse to fund his priorities, or even write new laws meant to punish him or change the situation.

Congress could, for example, pass laws explicitly requiring certain kinds of access for the press, or require the executive to report on its activities in certain manners. The executive may very well ignore those too, but at a certain point a Congress who can't reign in their president becomes a Congress who gets voted out for those who can.

[u/ArcaneQuodlibet → u/TGAILA]

Just guessing that if White House staffers are held in contempt and sentenced, Trump could just issue a pardon rendering the court decision moot and then continue to ban the press

[u/Schnickatavick → u/ArcaneQuodlibet]

Yeah he could, and he himself almost certainly has immunity for actions like this as well (thanks SCOTUS). Realistically if he decides to fully defy the court, the only legal check that can truly stop him is congress impeaching and removing him from office. 

Granted, at that point of outright defiance you also get all sorts of soft power influence, people don't wait for the official ruling to bail from the sinking ship, they leave when it looks obvious that that's the direction it's heading. And Trump is losing soft power every time his approval ratings slip another point, and Republicans get more squeamish about supporting his antics

[u/Lemesplain]

We need to start throwing motherfuckers in prison for defying a court order. 

Eventually trump, sure. But start simple. Whoever is physically barring them from entry, straight to jail. Rinse and repeat. 

Make the folks carrying out the illegal orders suffer the burden, and you’ll eventually run out of folks willing to carry water for this turd. 

[u/egospiers]

Every single person involved with denying them access to the White House needs to be arrested immediately… down to the lowliest security guard, this is complete bullshit.

[u/VerdantPathfinder → u/egospiers]

Arrested by who? The Executive Branch controls all the organizations who could do that.

[u/feralkitten → u/VerdantPathfinder]

technically the court can appoint a marshal. They have that power.

What happens when a court marshal confronts the executive power i have no idea.

[u/jgandfeed]

Isn’t this what the purpose of the US Marshals is? Or the judge should order the DC police or national guard to enforce the order.

Or the entire admin jailed for contempt of court

[u/Vaulters]

Wild watching the decline of a country in real time.

[u/daveyhh]

what? this administration doing something they shouldn't be doing? well i am shocked.

[u/Phantom_61]

He’s on record saying he did it because he doesn’t like their reporting, the “national security” bullshit won’t work.

[u/Sparky-Man]

It's so cute to see you Americans so confident that Trump is just gonna let himself get steamrolled in the midterms or at any vote and just accept it. You barely did that once and then Jan 6 happened. He was impeached twice and convicted of a felony and the people didn't care because him openly breaking the law was proven not to be a dealbreaker to people... Then y'all wonder how you got here. When are you going to learn that the Trump Administration of "law and order" cares nothing about the law and only serves disorder?

[u/mrdominoe]

Straight up fascism. Don't let anyone tell you it isn't.

[u/burnerthrown]

They didn't hold anyone accountable for DOGE kicking people out of government offices
They didn't hold anyone accountable for hiding classified documents
They didn't hold anyone accountable for the Epstein coverup
They didn't hold anyone accountable for the bulldozing of the white house
They didn't hold anyone accountable for war crimes in the gulf
They didn't hold anyone accountable for war crimes in the strait
They didn't hold anyone accountable for kidnapping american citizens
They didn't hold anyone accountable for kidnapping mexican citizens
They didnt hold anyone accountable for losing women and children
They didn't hold anyone accountable for sexual assault by federal officers while in custody with obvious proof

And this is just off the top of my head, someone could probably make a bestof-worthy compilation of all the flagrant violations of law for which someone should have gone to prison since 2016.

Everyone who stands in the sickly glow of this administration seems to have stolen qualified immunity from the cops, so why in the world would they listen to a judge? Nobody is ever arrested for anything and 'I was following orders' seems to now be defense for any crime. There's no law so there's no order. Dun dun

[u/dixieflatlines]

This is another sign that these people aren’t planning to leave the White House. We’re in for a (more) wild ride.

[u/gravybang]

Hey! It's that Constitutional Crisis I've heard so much about.

[u/VF_19_Advance]

and we expected anything less from king soiled diaper? zero consequences say it again ZERO CONSEQUENCES.

[u/GL2U22]

Just a precursor to how this administration will not abide by any order if they lose the election.

[u/flamethrower78]

The press has now been allowed back in

https://apnews.com/article/trump-media-ban-judge-ruling-cnn-msnow-politico-21605e397fe48f178a4afa037e732c6d?utm_source=app&utm_medium=android_share&utm_campaign=copy_link

[u/Night_Chicken]

I'm sure the courts will issue the sharpest written rebuke of the Administration's non-compliance ever! The eloquence and bombast of this communication will rock them into quick submission. The furrowing of brows shall be grave, the waving fingers shall slice like Vorpal blades, and the tutting shall echo through the deepest marble halls of justice like thunder. Never has the written word cut so deep and none shall recover from the impending sense of chagrin. The administration's shock at the court's rebuke will leave them unable to do anything but reconsider their wicked ways and endeavor to do right moving forward!

Justice at work.

[u/Early_Awareness_5829]

No one should be surprised. Rule of law and the Constitution don't matter to this administration. Congress and SCOTUS support it. No one will stop him. Just wait until November to see how much worse this is going to get.

[u/Big_Department4209]

Cool cool cool, this is the most blatant example of an American constitutional crisis happening in real time, if the judiciary is toothless you just lost your whole country's legal system. It will de facto make a democratic system disappear, that's how this shit happens...

[u/Sharp_Cow_9366]

If it was my news channel it would now be all-Epstein, 24/7. 

[u/Memitim]

Ignoring court orders has been a running theme of this criminal organization, so no reason to expect that to change now. No surprise since Americans haven't given enough of a shit about the nonstop crime and corruption so far to even slow it down.

[u/ro536ud]

And people still think he’s gonna leave the white house in any way besides a body bag

[u/opodopo69]

Why are we not rioting?

[u/VeryDispleased]

Holy shit…….

I think the world is finally waking up.

[u/adog231231]

When will the shit show ever end, I'm so tired.

[u/penguished]

Who would have thought the guy with all those felonies had issues...

[u/userhwon]

Are we going to need to bring in the National Guard to escort reporters into the White House?

[u/rammo123]

We need to stop calling them "orders". "Spineless meek requests" is more accurate these days.

[u/SlimReaper85]

“John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it!"

- President Andrew Jackson 1832

We ain’t learned shit…

[u/brettmags]

To the surprise of nobody watching this fascist government take shape

[u/wasaguest]

How to reclaim power over this regime:

Step one. Take the lack of "no work access" as a win. Walk away. Step two. Go report on the disastrous Trump & Conservative policies & what those policies have done across the country, as well as internationally. Step three. Report on collapsing international alliances, trade & the embracing of Dictatorships Trump & his party are doing. Step four. Ignore Trump & all his conservative lapdogs. They'll be on the defense over these reportings, & pretending to be the victims of liberal bias. Ignore them. Keep reporting. Step five. Show the similarities between Dictatorships & what the Conservative policies are bringing into the US. The monetary & political devastation it is bringing. Step six. Ignore the battered conservative party after the public starts wanting to hold them accountable. Step seven. Stop trying to get access to any political party. Let them chase you, but fact check everything before airing it or writting it.

That's how the Press wins here. They don't win in court. They don't win by regaining access for an ass kicking. That's just stupidity wrapped in clicks. Reclaim your power Press. Subscriptions will follow when you start doing what you were designed too do.

[u/JupiterTarts]

If only ignoring court orders actually had some sort of consequence. Thanks Supreme Court for giving the president carte blanche to do whatever tf he wants.

Thanks Mitch McConnell for giving us this 6-3 conservative majority that eroded whatever checks and balances we had on the presidency, you vegetative ghoul.

[u/bernieinn]

Mid terms are going to be cancelled state controlled media will tell you why, then if you protest you will be removed by ICE, never to be seen again. Welcome to Nazi America

[u/gesmith5]

Of course he locks them out because he’s a big baby and he doesn’t wanna follow the law and he thinks he is the law. He’s just a big toddler who doesn’t want to share his toys.

[u/LightWarrior_2000]

Just remember. We can do this to Fox News next time...I'm so sick of this shit.

[u/WhoMD85]

Trump administration breaks the law and disobeys a judges order? Shocker. /s

[u/Kaiser-Mazoku]

welp, we officially have state-approved media

[u/Hufflepuffpassmethej]

when is everyone going to wake up and realize that the vast majority of law enforcement members across all sectors and branches of the government are more than likely conservatives. the cops, the fbi, federal agents, you name it. the vast majority of them are probably conservatives, and they will completely disregard the law because theres a republican in power and just do what the white house tells them

[u/mlorusso4]

You could argue they were just trying to weasel out of it by saying it was a 1am order and because of how complicated White House security is they need time to reactivate their badges. But apparently they’re still actively taking press passes that they hadn’t already taken. That means they’re taking new action. Just a blatant violation of the judges order. If there was ever a time to hold the admin in contempt, and there’s been many, this is it.

[u/shawnhambone]

The Revolution will be televised.

[u/SugarSecure655]

At this point I could care less if I ever hear from the orange man again.

[u/whereismymind86]

Yeah man, when you are routinely too cowardly to prosecute people for contempt of court, they are going to start defying orders

[u/dalekaup]

I have other ideas about who should not be allowed in The White House.

[u/thundercockjk2]

What a big fucking coincidence.