### [2026-09-19](/feed/2026/09/19/index.md) ##### Donald Trump's conflict with the news media # United States president Donald Trump's executive office denies journalists from CNN, MS NOW, and "Politico" access to the White House and confiscates or disables their press passes, citing their coverage of his administration. ### Sources: 1. [AFP via ''Philippine Daily Inquirer](https://globalnation.inquirer.net/338701/cnn-ms-now-politico-denied-access-to-white-house-grounds) ### Related: 1. [The Supreme Court of the United States rules 6–3 that president Donald Trump's executive order restricting birthright citizenship violates the 14th Amendment, with chief justice John Roberts writing that citizenship "was the right to have rights." ](/feed/2026/06/30/the-supreme-court-of-the-united-states-rules-6-3-that-president-donald-trump-s-executive-order-restricting-birthright-ci.md) _Context: Donald Trump, his administration_ 2. [In mixed martial arts, the UFC Freedom 250 event, named for the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, is held on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C. The event coincides with the 80th birthday of U.S. president Donald Trump. ](/feed/2026/06/14/in-mixed-martial-arts-the-ufc-freedom-250-event-named-for-the-250th-anniversary-of-the-us-declaration-of-independenc.md) _Context: Donald Trump, White House_ 3. [Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and several other European leaders meet with U.S. president Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, D.C. to discuss pathways to peace negotiations for the Russian invasion of Ukraine. ](/feed/2025/08/18/ukrainian-president-volodymyr-zelenskyy-and-several-other-european-leaders-meet-with-us-president-donald-trump-at-the.md) _Context: Donald Trump, White House_ 4. [U.S. district judge for the District Court of D.C. Trevor N. McFadden orders the White House to restore the Associated Press's full access to cover presidential events on First Amendment grounds, overruling the Trump administration's previous order to ban the news agency after it refused to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America". ](/feed/2025/04/8/us-district-judge-for-the-district-court-of-dc-trevor-n-mcfadden-orders-the-white-house-to-restore-the-associated-p.md) _Context: White House, his administration_ 5. [During a meeting at the White House with Secretary General of NATO Mark Rutte, U.S. President Donald Trump refuses to rule out the U.S. annexation of Greenland when questioned. ](/feed/2025/03/13/during-a-meeting-at-the-white-house-with-secretary-general-of-nato-mark-rutte-us-president-donald-trump-refuses-to-ru.md) _Context: Donald Trump, White House_ 6. [U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announces the removal of multiple senior U.S. officers from their current roles, including the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Charles Q. Brown Jr. and the Chief of Naval Operations Lisa Franchetti. ](/feed/2025/02/21/us-president-donald-trump-and-secretary-of-defense-pete-hegseth-announces-the-removal-of-multiple-senior-us-officers.md) _Context: Donald Trump, his administration_ 7. [United States federal judge of the District Court of D.C. Loren AliKhan temporarily blocks President Donald Trump's executive order to pause funding for federal assistance in the country. ](/feed/2025/01/28/united-states-federal-judge-of-the-district-court-of-dc-loren-alikhan-temporarily-blocks-president-donald-trump-s-exec.md) _Context: Donald Trump, his administration_ 8. [President Trump signs an executive order eliminating "gender radicalism in the military", targeting transgender personnel in the military, and another executive order that mandates a process to develop an American Iron Dome. [https:--www.france24.com-en-americas-20250128-trump-signs-executive-orders-aimed-at-trans-troops-mandates-american-iron-dome (France 24)]The United States Senate votes to confirm Scott Bessent as U.S. Treasury Secretary, making him the highest rank LGBTQ official to run the U.S. Treasury and the highest-ranking LGBTQ person in the United States. [https:--time.com-7210423-scott-bessent-confirmed-trump-treasury-secretary- (TIME)]United States Office of Management and Budget acting director Matthew Vaeth orders federal government agencies to temporarily pause all federal financial assistance programs, with the exception of Medicare and Social Security, that could be implicated by select executive orders from President Donald Trump. [https:--www.politico.com-news-2025-01-27-trump-freezes-federal-aid-omb-00200891 (Politico)]Executive Order 14183](/feed/2025/01/27/president-trump-signs-an-executive-order-eliminating-gender-radicalism-in-the-military-targeting-transgender-personne.md) _Context: Donald Trump, his administration_ 9. [President Trump signs an executive order eliminating "gender radicalism in the military", targeting transgender personnel in the military, and another executive order that mandates a process to develop an American Iron Dome. [https:--www.france24.com-en-americas-20250128-trump-signs-executive-orders-aimed-at-trans-troops-mandates-american-iron-dome (France 24)]The United States Senate votes to confirm Scott Bessent as U.S. Treasury Secretary, making him the highest rank LGBTQ official to run the U.S. Treasury and the highest-ranking LGBTQ person in the United States. [https:--time.com-7210423-scott-bessent-confirmed-trump-treasury-secretary- (TIME)]United States Office of Management and Budget acting director Matthew Vaeth orders federal government agencies to temporarily pause all federal financial assistance programs, with the exception of Medicare and Social Security, that could be implicated by select executive orders from President Donald Trump. [https:--www.politico.com-news-2025-01-27-trump-freezes-federal-aid-omb-00200891 (Politico)]Second cabinet of Donald Trump](/feed/2025/01/27/president-trump-signs-an-executive-order-eliminating-gender-radicalism-in-the-military-targeting-transgender-personne.md) _Context: Donald Trump, his administration_ 10. [U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order to declassify files related to the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. ](/feed/2025/01/23/us-president-donald-trump-signs-an-executive-order-to-declassify-files-related-to-the-assassinations-of-john-f-kenned.md) _Context: Donald Trump, his administration_