CNN, MS Now, and Politi­co ask judge to extend order paus­ing Trump’s ban

Three media groups Pres­i­dent Don­ald Trump sought to ban from the White House press pool asked a fed­er­al judge to extend a restrain­ing order block­ing the pres­i­dent from insti­tut­ing the restric­tions. 
The saga began Sept. 18, when Trump announced the ban due to his belief that CNN, MS Now, and Politi­co are “fake news” out­lets that “shouldn’t be able to con­stant­ly write or report FICTION and LIES when they’re cov­er­ing the Pres­i­dent of the Unit­ed States.” The three out­lets sued, lead­ing U.S. Dis­trict Judge Tim­o­thy Kel­ly to rein­state their access for 14 days while the legal chal­lenge pro­ceeds.

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