CNN, MS NOW and Politico are suing the Trump administration after their White House press credentials were revoked. The outlets say the ban was imposed without notice or due process because the administration objected to their reporting, arguing that it threatens press freedom and the public’s access to independent journalism.

Trump said the outlets had produced “fiction and lies” and described the ban as the result of negative coverage accumulated over two years, while insisting he supports a free but “fair and honest” press. The dispute follows earlier legal clashes, including a 2018 court order restoring CNN reporter Jim Acosta’s pass and a separate case involving the Associated Press’s access restrictions.