CNN Excluded from White House TV Pool as Trump Tightens Press Access
The White House banned CNN from the TV pool for President Trump's UN General Assembly trip, breaking decades of precedent and prompting CNN and other outlets to consider a First Amendment lawsuit; the traditional pool rotation—shared by ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox News—is now in flux, leaving uncertainty over how Trump coverage to New York will be handled and potentially raising costs for outlets covering the presidency.