‘It’s very gratifying to see the other members of the pool in solidarity saying we’re going to go do this if this is how you’re going treat journalists… It’s a great service to the White House and the American people.’ Ted Boutrous, the attorney representing CNN, MS NOW and Politico, joins @jaketapper to discuss the ongoing legal fight around Trump's ban of three media outlets from the White House.

Here's what CNN/MS NOW/Politico counsel @BoutrousTed told me just now: "This is a strong ruling vindicating freedom of the press, due process and the rule of law. We greatly appreciate the court’s swift action."

Reporters Committee for Freedom of Press files 40-pg brief in fed. court in Minnesota urging dismissal of indictment against Don Lemon "Nothing in past prosecutorial misadventures, at either the state or federal level, captures the extreme government overcharging in this case"

NEW: A New York Times investigation found that President Trump’s push to speed delivery of the Qatari-donated aircraft led to ballooning costs and trade-offs in safety features. Our latest on Air Force One w/ @EricLiptonNYT + @maggieNYT nytimes.com/2026/07/25/us/po…

Inside the Rushed Effort to Get Trump His New Air Force One nytimes.com/2026/07/25/us/po… via @NYTimes

Lawyers say threats to press freedom are growing—as are costs to defend reporters wsj.com/business/media/trump… via @WSJ

Yesterday, The New York Times reported that the Trump administration issued subpoenas to several of its journalists — including those who wrote about the new Air Force One. Read statements from @rcfp Chairman Stephen J. Adler and President Bruce D. Brown: rcfp.org/nyt-sdny-subpoena-s…

JUST IN: Judge Paul Friedman again rules against the Pentagon's restrictive press policies, this time blocking the escort policy for credentialed reporters. In the ruling, he highlights the importance of the free press, especially as America celebrates 250. @MSNOWNews

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Pentagon from enforcing its restrictive escort policy against credentialed reporters, signaling the third time this court has ruled against the Pentagon’s press restrictions — and the second time this judge has blocked the escort policy. @MSNOWNews ms.now/news/federal-judge-bl…

Federal judge blocks Hegseth's Pentagon press escort policy ms.now/news/federal-judge-bl…

Court Halts Pentagon Rule Requiring Escorts for Journalists nytimes.com/2026/06/30/busin… via @NYTimes

Federal judge nukes Pentagon media escort requirement courthousenews.com/federal-j…

The New York Times urged a federal judge on Friday to order the Pentagon to cease its requirement that journalists be escorted within the building, arguing the policy was clear First Amendment retaliation. @ryan_knappy courthousenews.com/orwellian…

UPDATE: New York Times files additional motion challenging Pete Hegseth's press restrictions at Pentagon, calling requirements "retaliatory, arbitrary, unconstitutional" But check this out: the Times says it's been landing more scoops *after* Hegseth tried to clamp down ====>

Breaking: The New York Times has filed a second lawsuit against the Defense Department, this time challenging the escort requirement for journalists covering the Pentagon.

Breaking: The New York Times has filed a second lawsuit against the Pentagon, asking a judge to strike down as unconstitutional Secretary Pete Hegseth's requirement that journalists accessing the building be accompanied by a government escort. washingtonpost.com/business/…

The New York Times filed its 2nd lawsuit against the Pentagon. This suit targets the interim press policy and names Hegseth's lawyer Timothy Parlatore, whom it describes as an architect of the new press policy, among the defendants. wsj.com/us-news/law/new-york… via @WSJ

New York Times files new Pentagon suit, challenging escort requirement - The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/business/…

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