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CNN White House correspondent Betsy Klein works near the White House on 24 September 2026

Media outlets banned by Trump resume White House coverage after judge's order

US TV news coverage of the White House returns to normal after a judge lifted Trump's ban of three news outlets.

7 days ago

A dinner table on which there is a red table cloth, white and gold plates, gold cutlery, glasses of champaign and a white menu with gold writing.

What was on the menu at the White House state dinner?

Donald Trump gave Xi Jinping a red-carpet welcome during his visit to Washington.

7 days ago

24 Sept 2026

US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, to the White House ahead of a state dinner in Washington DC.

Trump welcomes Xi for State Dinner

Donald Trump is hosting Xi Jinping at the White House as part of the Chinese leader's visit to the US.

24 Sept 2026

A split screen of a woman with brown hair in a news office on the left and pieces of paper with media names stuck on a wall on the right.

Watch: What's the latest on the White House media ban?

CNN, Politico and MS NOW are back in the White House, but the BBC's Ione Wells breaks down why it might not be the end of this saga.

24 Sept 2026

Why has the White House let journalists banned by Trump back in?

CNN, Politico and MS NOW are back in the White House, hours after a federal judge ruled President Donald Trump's ban on the three news outlets was probably unconstitutional.

24 Sept 2026

President Xi and President Trump are seen walking together.

Xi and Trump attend White House Rose Garden event

Donald Trump is hosting Xi Jinping at the White House as part of the Chinese leader's visit to the US.

24 Sept 2026

Judge temporarily overturns Trump's White House media ban

A court has ordered the US government to reinstate access to the building for CNN, Politico and MS NOW.

24 Sept 2026

23 Sept 2026

Sam Altman of OpenAI sitting before the US Security Council wearing a suit and tie while listening to a translation of comments.

US rejects pleas from OpenAI, Anthropic for global AI standards

OpenAI's Sam Altman has called for risk evaluation standards, as have Anthropic's Dario Amodei and Hugging Face's Clement Delangue.

23 Sept 2026

Donald Trump and Marco Rubio speaking to reporters on the White House lawn. The presidential helicopter is in the background.

Federal judge delays ruling on White House media ban

During a roughly 45-minute hearing, a lawyer for CNN, Politico and MS NOW disputed Trump administration arguments that the ban was over national security concerns.

23 Sept 2026