News Outlets Sue White House Over Credential Revocations

CNN, Politico and MSNOW filed a joint federal lawsuit on Monday, September 21, 2026, challenging the Trump administration's revocation of their White House press credentials, and President Donald Trump responded on Truth Social by vowing to appeal any adverse ruling before the court has heard the case. The complaint, filed in Washington, D.C., names Trump, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Communications Director Steven Cheung and Secret Service Director Sean Curran as defendants. The outlets are seeking an emergency temporary restraining order to overturn the ban, which Trump announced late last week and which took effect over the weekend. Journalists from the affected outlets were turned away at White House security gates and had their credentials confiscated. The lawsuit alleges that stripping reporters of credentials without notice or an established process violates the First Amendment and the Fifth Amendment's Due Process Clause, and argues that the ban has severely impeded the three outlets' ability to cover the administration. The case was assigned to U.S. District Judge Timothy J.