Judge orders Trump to restore CNN, MS NOW & Politico press access

A US federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's move to ban three news outlets from the White House.

Judge Timothy Kelly said CNN, MS NOW and Politico had met the legal thresholds to obtain a temporary restraining order, in effect for 14 days.

He said they are likely to succeed in showing that their White House press passes were revoked without due process.

It's the latest episode in an escalating showdown between Trump and media outlets whose coverage he dislikes.

The outlets are arguing that the ban was a blatant First Amendment violation because it singled them out for the content of their coverage.