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Federal judge orders White House must restore press passes to 3 banned news outlets

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A U.S. District Court judge ordered the White House to temporarily restore press credentials to three news organizations. The ruling blocks the Trump administration's ban on these outlets.

WASHINGTON — U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Kelly early Thursday issued an order that temporarily blocks President Donald Trump’s ban of three news organizations from the White House. Kelly, in the eight-page order, said that the White House must “immediately return, reinstate, and restore the White House ‘hard pass’ press credentials held by employees of […]

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