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Trump Bans CNN, MS NOW and Politico From White House Access

President Donald Trump has barred three major news organizations from White House access after accusing them of false reporting, prompting renewed debate over press access and First Amendment protections.
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Federal Judge Blocks Kennedy Center Board From Restoring Trump’s Name
Bernie Sanders and Greg Casar Propose Ban on Artificial Superintelligence
Senate Fails to Advance CLARITY Act After Cryptocurrency Regulation Vote
Pentagon Rules Out Troops at Polls as DHS Says No Polling-Place Operations Are Planned
Senators Criticize Pentagon Briefing on Defense Strategy and Iran War
Congress Passes Sweeping Russia Sanctions Bill With New Tariff Powers
Trump Bans CNN, MS NOW and Politico From White House Access
Federal Reserve Raises Rates to 3.75%-4% as Trump Criticizes Central Bank
Pentagon Casualty Count Faces Scrutiny as Hegseth Denies Report of Additional Iran War Deaths
Supreme Court Blocks Trump Administration’s Mail-Ballot Restrictions Ahead of Midterms
Kennedy Center Closure for Renovations Deepens Dispute Over Trump Naming Push
Trump Administration Begins New Border Wall Construction in West Texas
Russian Businessman’s Funding of Donald Trump Jr. Wedding Events Draws Congressional Scrutiny
Antitrust Lawsuit Accuses OpenAI, Google, Anthropic and SpaceXAI of Colluding to Slow AI Development
White House Says All 50 States Will Benefit From Lower Medicaid Drug Prices
US Justice Department Ends Enforcement of Handgun Sales Ban for Adults Aged 18 to 20
California Strengthens Election Protections Ahead of US Midterms
Stephen Miller Leads Push to Accelerate Removal of Unaccompanied Migrant Children
US House Recesses Early, Leaving Pete Hegseth Impeachment Resolution Without a Vote
Trump Announces Federal ‘AI Force’ and Plans to Appoint Artificial Intelligence Czar
Trump Bars CNN, MS NOW and Politico Journalists From White House Grounds
United States Announces Greenland Security Agreement With Denmark
US Congress Passes Russia-Iran Sanctions Package With Up to 100% Tariff Authority
UN Security Council Condemns Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabia
Sam Altman to Brief UN Security Council on Artificial Intelligence and Global Security
U.S. and Mexico Push Forward With Trade Talks Amid Tariff Disputes
Drone Strikes Cooling Tower at Russia’s Kursk Nuclear Power Plant
Russia Places Nestlé, Auchan and Other Western Businesses Under State-Controlled Management
U.S. Approves $2.68 Billion Air-Defense Upgrade Package for Ukraine
Trump Administration Moves to Accelerate Removal of Migrant Children
Trump Signs Stopgap Funding Law Keeping U.S. Government Open Through December 11
U.S., Denmark and Greenland Reach Security Agreement Expanding American Military Role
White House Bars CNN, MS NOW and Politico Reporters From Presidential Complex
Senate Committee Holds Hearing for US Arctic Ambassador Nominee Julia Nesheiwat
House Passes Bill Delaying North Atlantic Right Whale Regulations
Congress Advances Bipartisan Push to End Production of the US Penny
US Marshals Prepare to Transfer About 400 Pre-Trial Detainees From Georgia Facility
Pentagon Releases New Batch of Declassified UAP Records
House Tax Panel Advances Bipartisan Digital Asset Tax Legislation
Kennedy Center Closes After Court Again Blocks Addition of Trump’s Name
California’s Newsom Orders Faster Development of Independent AI Oversight
White House Withdraws Lance Schroyer Nomination to Lead ICE
Pentagon Orders Testosterone Screening for Male Service Members Aged 30 and Older
House Democrats Probe Russian Businessman’s Financing of Donald Trump Jr. Wedding Celebrations
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Justice Department Says Federal Handgun Sales Ban for 18- to 20-Year-Olds Is Unconstitutional
Trump Announces Lower Medicaid Drug Prices Under Most-Favoured-Nation Agreements
Trump Says CNN, MS NOW and Politico Are Banned From White House
US Appeals Court Rules Trump Administration’s Third-Country Deportation Policy Unlawful
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