CNN, MS NOW, Politico to sue Trump administration over White House access

CNN, MS NOW and Politico will sue the Trump administration after being denied access to the White House, the news outlets said in a joint statement on Monday. President Donald Trump said on Friday he was banning the outlets from the presidential residence as punishment for distributing what he calls "fake news." "This morning, we notified the government that we are filing a lawsuit today to protect our First Amendment rights and defend the principle that the government does not decide what the press reports or publishes," CNN, MS NOW and Politico said in a joint statement. The outlets said the White House revoked their journalists' credentials "without notice or process" because it "objected to our reporting.