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September 24, 2026; 4pm: The White House restored the press passes for MS NOW White House correspondents today after almost being in outright defiance of a court order and a potential constitutional crisis. Judge Timothy Kelly ordered the White House to restore CNN, MS NOW, and Politico's White House Access after the Trump administration banned the news organizations from White House grounds late last week.
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