Presidential TV pool suspended after Trump bans CNN

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President Trump has banned CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House.
The television press pool system, which covers presidential travel and events for multiple networks, has been suspended as a result.
CNN was scheduled to provide pool coverage for a trip to New York City, which will now not have a network TV pool team.
Major news organizations, including CBS News, ABC News, CNN, Fox News, and NBC News, issued a joint statement opposing the ban.
The Washington Post announced it would not publish photos of Mr. Trump in solidarity with the banned news organizations.
CNN, MS NOW, and Politico have filed a lawsuit arguing the ban is unconstitutional and a direct assault on the First Amendment.
The White House Correspondents' Association stated that access cannot be denied arbitrarily or based on reporting content.
The press pool system ensures continuous coverage of the president for breaking news and due to space limitations, and has been in place since Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency.
Pool coverage continues for other government officials like Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance.

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