US: Judge orders Trump to lift White House media ban

​A federal judge on Thursday said US President Donald Trump must lift his ban on journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico accessing the White House. The ruling came in response to a lawsuit filed by the news organizations contesting the ban, issued on September 18. In his order, District Judge Tim Kelly said the ban was likely unconstitutional. Kelly rejected the government's claim that the ban had been prompted by national security concerns. "The record lacks factual support for defendants’ contention that the revocation of plaintiffs’ hard passes will ​in fact protect national security or that national security will be endangered if the court orders their passes reinstated while this litigation ​proceeds," he said.