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

Leading news outlets CNN, Politico and MS NOW have said they intend to sue the ⁠administration of United States President Donald Trump after it banned them from the White House grounds. “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,” the outlets said in a joint statement on Monday. The White House revoked credentials of the journalists of the organisations “without notice or process” because it “objected to our reporting”, their statement said. “Left unchallenged, this threatens press freedom and the public’s right to independent journalism free from government interference.