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Politics● ElevatedSep 23 · Sep 23, 2026, 1:25 PM

Trump ramps up his war on the media

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from France 24 [en] · North America

US media outlets CNN, Politico and MS NOW are suing the Trump administration after it removed their press credentials and banned them from covering the White House. FRANCE 24 spoke to Steven Herman, executive director of the Jordan Center for Journalism Advocacy and Innovation at the University of Mississippi about the legality of the move and its wider ramnifications.

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