News Organizations Sue Administration Over White House Access Restrictions

Why it matters locally: The legal challenge by news organizations against White House access restrictions could influence how Pennsylvanians receive information about national politics, as their ability to cover presidential events is at stake.

Washington D.C. — CNN, MSNBC, and Politico have initiated legal action against the Trump administration. The organizations filed the lawsuit in response to restrictions on their access to the White House. On Monday, White House officials removed CNN from its scheduled role in the rotating pool of television journalists. This pool provides coverage of presidential events for other news outlets. Following CNN's removal, the television pool announced it would not designate a replacement. This decision left the pool unstaffed for President Trump's upcoming trip to New York. The President traveled to New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly.