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CBS News highlights Axios co-founder Jim VandeHei criticizing Trump's press ban as 'stupid, sad, terrible precedent.' The segment also touches on his book about artificial intelligence and doing more with less. The article is largely a promotional interview item built around that critical quote.
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A PBS NewsHour segment interviews Committee to Protect Journalists CEO Jodie Ginsberg about the Trump administration banning CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House. The discussion frames Trump's actions as attacks on the free press that echo autocratic rhetoric.
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The FAA briefly issued ground stops at several major East Coast airports due to an equipment failure. Paramount settled antitrust objections with a dozen states over its Warner Bros. Discovery buyout. A Venezuelan man shot by an ICE officer in Austin is being held in detention with a bullet still lodged in his back.
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Former WHCA President Weijia Jiang criticized President Trump's ban on CNN, Politico, and MS NOW reporters from White House coverage, calling it an attack on all news outlets and warning it could set a precedent. The article also notes the outlets plan to sue and includes Trump's claim that the ban is not an assault on the free press.
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Tamara Keith and Amy Walter discuss recent political news, including President Trump banning some news outlets from the White House, Republicans publicly breaking with Trump, and midterm election spending. The segment is a political analysis conversation.
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Mark Ruffalo and former FTC commissioner Alvaro Bedoya criticized California Gov. Gavin Newsom after Paramount settled with California and other states, clearing a path for its $81 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. The settlement includes production commitments and independent editorial boards for CBS News and CNN, though state officials and SAG-AFTRA stressed it is not an endorsement.
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President Trump said he expects to lose in district court over his ban of CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House coverage, attacking the judge and defending the ban as necessary for national security. The outlets sued on First Amendment grounds, and press freedom groups and TV networks have backed them, with a hearing scheduled Wednesday.
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An opinion essay argues that the recent wave of warnings about rogue AI agents is a self-serving public-relations move by tech executives preparing for major IPOs, meant to recast them as responsible guardians while deflecting accountability for real harms. It urges skepticism toward industry claims that the systems they built are beyond their control.
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Former federal prosecutors filed an amicus brief arguing that Trump Media's sale of early access to Truth Social posts likely violates federal criminal laws, including insider trading and public-corruption statutes. The brief supports a lawsuit by The Intercept and the Freedom of the Press Foundation seeking to block the service, with a preliminary-injunction hearing set for October 7. The article presents the allegations against Trump Media in strongly critical terms while offering no substantive defense from the company or the White House.
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A scathing review of ITV's The Blame argues the six-part drama turns the serious issue of police misogyny into a predictable, message-first story. It says the subject deserves attention but the series fails as entertainment and would be better served by focusing on victims let down by police.
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President Trump said he will fight a lawsuit filed by CNN, MS Now, and Politico after his administration banned them from White House grounds. The article quotes Trump’s Truth Social posts attacking the outlets and notes he was drowned out by a helicopter at a White House event.
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President Trump unveiled a new White House helipad as major television networks skipped the ceremony to protest CNN's exclusion from White House coverage. The article centers the event on the First Amendment fight over media access and casts Trump's actions as an escalation of efforts to restrict coverage he dislikes.