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Live updates: White House media ban faces legal test; Trump to greet Xi ahead of summit

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President Trump's decision to bar three news outlets from the White House will face a court test on Wednesday, as networks stand in solidarity with CNN, MS Now and Politico. Trump, during a Tuesday meeting on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA), deflected on whether the White House wil

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What the coverage shows

Most outlets frame this as a legal and institutional fight over Trump’s ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico, with many noting the Justice Department’s “privilege, not a right” defense and the suit over blocked access. The Hill’s late item and The Independent’s extract are the only ones here that foreground Trump’s clash with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins at the UN, while Axios, CNN and Forbes Breaking News separately highlight knock-on coverage changes like a pool blackout or “Trump TV.”

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How it broke

22 Sep 17:30 Breaking Points Trump Media BAN Hilariously BACKFIRES
23 Sep 10:30 National Review Trump Should Rescind the Press Ban
23 Sep 13:25 France 24 Trump ramps up his war on the media
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