Should the White House be allowed to bar news outlets like CNN and Politico from its press areas?
A federal judge on October 14, 2026, extended an order requiring the Trump White House to grant CNN, MS NOW, and Politico access to its press areas while their lawsuit over the administration's press ban proceeds.
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I'll vote "No", but with the caveat that the question is a major lie of omission.
A free press isn't free if the president gets to decide who asks the questions.
Fair, but haven't we already been there for a very long time? A free press isn't free if ANYBODY gets to decide who asks the questions, and somebody's obviously already been doing that; that's what Cancel-Culture is. The hubbub over the same thing happening to CNN reeks of self-appointed in-group hypocrisy.
If you voted yes, where's the line, any outlet the White House dislikes or just ones it calls biased.