Trump barred CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House on Sept 18. Will the administration let them back in by Sept 29?
67% of users predicted YES — the community got this one right. 12 predictions cast.
Federal Judge Timothy Kelly ordered the Trump administration to restore White House press access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico on September 24, 2026, days after the three outlets sued over the ban. Kelly, ruling from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, granted a 14-day temporary restraining order, finding the administration revoked the outlets' press credentials without "constitutionally adequate due process." The ban had been imposed after President Trump accused the networks of "FAKE NEWS" coverage and ordered their credentials pulled. Compliance was uneven at first: on the morning of the ruling, several reporters, including CNN's Betsy Klein, were initially turned away from the grounds, prompting an emergency court hearing before access was restored by midday. By September 29, the three outlets had resumed covering the White House, ahead of the question's deadline.
The community predicted this correctly: 67 percent of forecasters expected reinstatement, which came through court intervention rather than a voluntary reversal by the administration. The episode fit a broader pattern of friction between the administration and major news organizations over access and credentialing, which also prompted ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox to briefly suspend pool coverage in protest.