A Trump-appointed federal judge on Tuesday night handed a major victory to the Fake News industrial complex, blocking President Donald Trump’s effort to ban CNN, MS NOW (the rebranded failure formerly known as MSNBC), and Politico from the White House.

U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Kelly, appointed by Trump in 2017, granted a preliminary injunction that indefinitely maintains access for reporters from the three outlets. The order prevents administration officials (except the President himself) from enforcing the September 18, 2026, revocation of their “hard pass” credentials while the lawsuit proceeds. Plaintiffs were required to post a laughable $1 nominal bond.

As The Gateway Pundit reported, President Trump announced the ban on Truth Social on September 18, stating he was “proud to announce that, effective immediately,” he was banning the outlets “as a result of their constant ‘reporting’ FAKE NEWS.”

He specifically called out MS NOW’s name change due to “lack of viewership and credibility” and Politico’s “illegal and ridiculous $8 Million Dollar subscription” from the Biden administration—“an All Time Record… to keep them ‘alive.’ Seems like corruption to me!”

Trump warned that “Other Fake News Media Outlets to follow” and argued media should not be allowed to constantly report “FICTION and LIES” about the President, the administration, or the country.

When asked the next day about a “particular reason,” Trump said it was “really just cumulative stories over the last two years” of outlets that “purposely write negative news” to “diminish the Republicans and a Republican administration.” He added he would “love it” if they “could straighten themselves out.”

The outlets sued, alleging Fifth Amendment due process violations and First Amendment retaliation and viewpoint discrimination.

Kelly, who previously ruled in favor of Jim Acosta’s hard pass in 2018, found the plaintiffs likely to succeed on all three claims.

In a 26-page decision, Kelly cited D.C. Circuit precedent (Sherrill v. Knight and Karem v. Trump) holding that hard passes create a protected liberty interest requiring adequate process, including advance notice of standards and sanctions.

The court emphasized Trump’s own statements as evidence of a causal link between the outlets’ negative coverage and the ban.

Kelly wrote that “President Trump likely banned Plaintiffs from the White House because he believes that their reporting is generally inaccurate and biased against him.”

He rejected the administration’s later national security justifications as “post-hoc,” noting Trump’s initial announcement and follow-up comments focused on “Fake News,” negativity, and election coverage rather than classified information.

Even while ruling against the administration, Kelly wrote: “no one should interpret the Court’s decision to suggest that President Trump’s concerns about accuracy and fairness in the media’s reporting are unfounded, or that the government is powerless when its true aim is to protect national security when classified information is unlawfully disclosed.”

This is not the first time Judge Kelly has ruled against the Trump White House in a high-profile press-access dispute.

In November 2018, Kelly ordered the administration to temporarily restore CNN reporter Jim Acosta’s White House press credential after an explosive confrontation during a presidential press conference.

Now, nearly eight years later, Kelly has again intervened in a dispute between Trump and CNN.

As The Gateway Pundit reported on September 24, Kelly previously issued a temporary restraining order restoring White House access to CNN, MS NOW, and Politico.

That order required administration officials, excluding Trump personally, to reinstate press credentials that had been revoked around September 18.

Trump has previously said the case would likely go to appeal because outlets that “only write negatively” and traffic in unnamed sources “shouldn’t be allowed access to the most important Office anywhere in the World.”

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Jen Psaki, who lied to the press and the American people about the vegetable in the White House known as Joe Biden for years, had the nerve to raise her obnoxious voice to criticize Trump’s new press secretary Katie Zacharia on her first day, today.

This is the same woman who was allegedly negotiating a deal for her own show on MSNBC while she was still serving as White House press secretary.

This is the same woman who was famous for saying she would ‘circle back’ about a dozen times a day because she didn’t know the answer to a question.

Yet she has the nerve to throw stones.

From Twitchy:

The knives are out today for newly appointed White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia, who held her first press briefing on Tuesday. Some are saying that her career is already over, and she’ll have a shorter tenure than Anthony Scaramucci. As our own Just Mindy reported just a bit ago, CBS News senior White House reporter Jennifer Jacobs has informed us that White House Director of Communications Steven Cheung has moved into Karoline Leavitt’s old office, leaving Zacharia with the small corner office.

Her debut was nothing spectacular, but former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, who made the lateral move to MS NOW host, says the briefing was “basically an SNL skit,” but we have to watch her show tonight for her to circle back to learn more (we won’t be watching).

Here’s Paki’s tweet:

Well that briefing was basically an SNL skit…except it wasnt…will have a lot more to say at 9pm

— Jen Psaki (@jrpsaki) October 13, 2026

She got an earful from other Twitter/X users.

Let’s circle back to the Biden admin…. Your entire tenure was an SNL skit.

— ‎ (@LuckyMcGee) October 13, 2026

Still circling back huh? pic.twitter.com/rVpMFxqpeD

— FO YOU (@F0XYOU) October 13, 2026

Imagine shitting on someone trying to do the job you once did. Knowing how hard it was.

Even harder than your job, since all you had to do is stand there and fucking lie, Peppermint Patty.

Circle back and fuck off.

— Cynthia Holt (@Ghostofcynthia) October 13, 2026

How about your cover up for Biden? Was that also an SNL skit?

— The Secret Entrepreneur (@Hidden_Founder) October 13, 2026

Here’s a reminder of what Psaki’s tenure as press secretary was like:

She should just say “I’ll circle back” for every question that she doesn’t want to answer. pic.twitter.com/8qimDcQwEw https://t.co/bG2495WtOO

— MAZE (@mazemoore) October 13, 2026

She should probably just sit this one out.

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For months now, people on the left have been trying, unsuccessfully, to tie President Trump to the disgraced, deceased, and shady investor Jeffrey Epstein. They have nothing but they keep pushing it because they think it sounds effective.

Tonight, during the Georgia Senate debate between Republican Mike Collins and Democrat Jon Ossoff, Collins dropped a bomb on Ossoff that was all about his ties to Epstein.

One of Ossoff’s biggest donors is billionaire Reid Hoffman, who was a close and personal friend of Jeffrey Epstein. Reid Hoffman is also a major donor to James Talarico in Texas. Funny how you never hear Democrats complaining about this particular billionaire, isn’t it?

This description of the exchange by CBS News doesn’t do it justice:

Both candidates attacked each other over Jeffrey Epstein. Collins brought up that Ossoff’s campaign has drawn support from Silicon Valley investor Reid Hoffman, a major Democratic Party donor who had meetings with Epstein. (Hoffman has said he “only knew Jeffrey Epstein because of a fundraising relationship with MIT, which I very much regret.”)

In response, Ossoff argued that Collins voted to cover up government records on Epstein during his time in Congress, referring to a set of unsuccessful votes to release the Epstein files in the summer of 2025. A bill to release the files ultimately passed late last year by a near-unanimous margin after Mr. Trump backed the legislation…

Collins said that he did vote to release the files, emphasized Ossoff’s connection to Hoffman again and said the “call’s coming from inside the house.”

When pressed by Collins to condemn Hoffman, Ossoff said that Mr. Trump was named “a thousand times in the Epstein files,” and repeated that Collins voted to cover up the files.

Watch the video to get the reality of it. This was a political slam dunk:

BRUTAL: Mike Collins just completely flipped the tables on Jon Ossoff for taking money from Epstein island visitor Reid Hoffman:

“Jon, the call is coming from inside the house. This ‘Epstein class’ you’re talking about? I’m looking at him right now.” pic.twitter.com/wfAAdpjNwR

— Mike Collins War Room (@TeamOverhaulGA) October 14, 2026

Ask yourself this question.

Why is it the job of Mike Collins and not the media, to point out that one of Ossoff’s biggest donors was pals with Jeffrey Epstein?

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Nebraska’s supposedly ‘independent’ senate candidate Dan Osborn is a hot mess. This guy has been caught saying awful things on a hot mic multiple times, it’s truly amazing.

In this latest example, Osborn is trashing his own staff, saying his field team ‘f**king sucks.’

He then goes on to claim that this is why it’s so hard for Democrats (not independents, Democrats) to win in Nebraska. Is he basically admitting that he’s really a Democrat? Sure sounds that way.

Townhall broke the story:

‘My Field Team F***ing Sucks’: More Leaked Audio Exposes Dan Osborn’s Failing Senate Campaign

Fake independent Senate candidate Dan Osborne’s Nebraska Senate campaign is falling apart at the seams, and today we’ve learned that senior staff are jumping ship at an alarming rate. According to Punchbowl News, numerous staffers have left in recent months including campaign manager James Dolan, who left in May.

Communications director Colleen Craig left in July; a recording of her claiming Osborn recruiting Graham Platner to run in Maine later surfaced. Other longtime staffers have also left the campaign in the months and weeks before the general election, which is unusual. Two prominent consultants also left the campaign recently; Daniel Moraff and Morris Katz were part of Osborn’s failed 2024 campaign and played key roles in Graham Platner’s catastrophic Senate effort…

All this leads to even more leaked audio, which may explain why senior staff are fleeing the Osborn campaign. In this latest audio, Osborn admits that “my field team f***ing sucks.”

“First of all, my field team f***ing sucks,” Osborn said. “Because trying to get field people, that is why, another reason why Democrats don’t win in Nebraska, because there’s no hiring pool for that industry for people that want to work in politics.”

Listen to the audio below:

EXCLUSIVE: DAN OSBORN CAUGHT TRASHING HIS OWN CAMPAIGN STAFF!

“First of all, my field team f***ing sucks.”

Audio obtained by Townhall catches the Nebraska Senate candidate unloading on the people working to elect him.

“Another reason why Democrats don’t win in Nebraska,… pic.twitter.com/9KHLBKSv8U

— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) October 13, 2026

It seems like the only reason that Osborn decided to run as an independent is because he and his backers knew he would lose as a Democrat.

And now he might lose anyway. What a shame.

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Conservative commentator Mollie Hemingway of The Federalist made a great point about Trump’s oil deal with Russia during a recent appearance on FOX News.

Hemingway noted that this is a deal that will help the American people, so it’s still America First policy. Trump is still putting the American people first.

She also points out that despite the left’s rhetoric, we are not currently at war with Russia, and that we make deals with adversaries such as China all the time.

Transcript via Real Clear Politics:

MOLLIE HEMINGWAY: Well, the legislation mentioned does include a provision that the president can work within the restrictions of the sanctions. But I think what President Trump is trying to do here is put the American people first and let them have an interest in this ongoing, lengthy war between Russia and Ukraine. People in America are suffering. Farmers in Nebraska, Kansas, and Iowa who are dealing with very high diesel prices. Just normal Americans who are struggling to fill up their tanks at the pump. And diesel is something that Russia has a lot of.

Contrary to what some of those people seem to be suggesting, we’re not actually at war with Russia. We’re not at war with China. We do make arrangements with both of these countries, adversarial though they may be.

And Americans are very happy to help Ukraine, but not when it’s hurting American interests as much as this is currently. We’ve given hundreds of billions of dollars. We provide the technology, weapons, intelligence, and we’re happy to do that in their efforts. But again, this war, which has been going on for a long time and seems to not be near resolution unless the parties admit the reality of what’s going on, is hurting Americans in a way and President Trump seems to be caring about it more than those voices in D.C. who tend to support lengthy wars.

Watch the video below:

Federalist Editor-in-Chief Mollie Hemingway: The Russian diesel deal signals Trump is focused more on Americans than D.C. war enthusiasts.

“I think what President Trump is trying to do here is put the American people first and let them have an interest in this ongoing, lengthy… pic.twitter.com/BiEOi5gayf

— The Federalist (@FDRLST) October 13, 2026

Democrats continually complain about the prices of gas and oil but don’t want to actually do anything about it.

They see it as an election advantage.

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Democratic Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts has come under attack for a post calling for specific populations to apply for internships.

“I’m hiring motivated and eager interns for the Spring 2027 semester in my Boston office,” Markey posted on X.

“BIPOC, LGBTQ+, working class, veterans, and other underrepresented candidates with Massachusetts ties are encouraged to apply,” he posted.

BIPOC stands for black, indigenous, and people of color.

Many criticized the post.

Crazy that a United States Senator can openly violate civil rights law on Twitter

— Christopher Rufo (@christopherrufo) October 13, 2026

“Crazy that a United States Senator can openly violate civil rights law on Twitter,” Christopher Rufo wrote on X.

Jayme Leagh Franklin suggested if Markey was so interested in the downtrodden, he should take action himself by resigning his post.

“Why doesn’t Ed Markey, a white man, hand over his Senate seat to an underrepresented candidate??” Franklin posted.

Why doesn’t Ed Markey, a white man, hand over his Senate seat to an underrepresented candidate??

— Jayme Leagh Franklin (@jaymefranklin16) October 13, 2026

Daniel DiMartino had a question given whom Markey wants to hire.

“Are straight white men not encouraged to apply?” he wrote.

Over at Twitchy, Markey’s invitation to apply was slammed as “the kind of posting that treats identity categories as the main qualification, which is exactly the approach that has drawn scrutiny from people who still think government offices should hire based on competence rather than checklist demographics.”

@DanielDiMartino @SenMarkey They’re probably the most underrepresented group among Democrat party interns, so they really should be as “underrepresented candidates”. I’m sure that’s what Ed means

— David Coppell (@Wheredavidnow) October 13, 2026

One poster countered that while the intent might be to discriminate, the post did not technically break the law.

“’Encouraged to apply’ is the key phrase. Seeking a broader applicant pool isn’t illegal. Likely why he put it this way. It suggests a possible intent to classify applicants by demography and/or to the treat them differently, but it’d be illegal at stage 2, not here,” Dan Morenoff wrote on X.

But that did not stop the criticism.

“Just open, blatant discrimination against straight White people. Incredible,” Libs of TikTok wrote.

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.

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