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October 22, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Bars Reporters From Press Pool Despite CNN’s Renewed Threat
CNN and a reporter for The Independent were barred from Donald Trump’s trip.
October 1, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Moans He Didn’t Get “One F*cking Positive Question” in Interview
Donald Trump tore into the reporter at the end of the sprawling, at times deranged interview.
October 1, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Kicks Out CNN Again Despite Judge’s Order
The outlet was barred from Thursday’s press pool.
September 28, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Todd Blanche Crashes Out About Media Ban After Trump Bars CNN Again
A CNN reporter was prevented from boarding Air Force One over the weekend.
September 25, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
“Where Are the Cameras?”: Trump, 80, Is Confused About Own Media Ban
Donald Trump appeared to forget he’d banned the press from the White House grounds.
September 25, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Complains About Own Media Ban as Outlets Blocked From Event
Donald Trump claimed CNN and MS NOW had chosen not to cover him.
September 24, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
MAGA Congressman Takes Page Out of Trump’s Book on Media Ban
Gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany blocked a reporter from one of his events.
September 23, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
MAGA Influencer Puts Trump’s Safety at Risk After Media Ban
Turns out, putting far-right networks in charge isn’t the best idea.
September 23, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Trump Fully Gives Away the Game on Why He Banned News Outlets
The lawsuit over the ban goes to court Wednesday.
September 22, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump’s Solution to His Own Media Ban Immediately Flops
Trump TV isn’t so popular, it turns out.
September 21, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Trump Crashes Out Over Media Lawsuit as Press Pool Protest Grows
Donald Trump is rapidly losing control of the situation.
September 21, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Unveils His Backup Plan After Banning Media From White House
Donald Trump is basically begging people to keep listening to him.
April 15, 2013
Julia Ioffe
The Murky Morality of the Magnitsky List
Should the U.S. ban Russians implicated in Sergei Magnitsky's death?

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