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Washington Post says the White House defends its CNN, MS NOW and Politico ban on national security; the New York Times says decorum

Two reports describe the government's case before a federal judge for barring three news outlets. The Post leads with classified material. The Times leads with professionalism. No report we hold carries the outlets' own legal argument.

Trump’s speech at UN General Assembly was ‘subdued’: Christian Datoc
Trump’s speech at UN General Assembly was ‘subdued’: Christian Datoc as published by Washington Examiner · seen at Washington Examiner
United States United States

Two grounds, one ban. The administration is defending its ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico in court. The two reports on its case lead with different reasons.

Outlet Ground it leads with In whose words
The Washington Post National security: reports with "sensitive or classified information" about the White House ballroom and the Iran war The headline credits Trump; the body describes the classified material in the Post's own voice
The New York Times "Violation of the standards of professionalism and decorum" Quoted from the president's finding

We hold only the opening lines of both reports. Neither says whether the filing makes both arguments.

The president's own words. Trump told CNN's Kaitlan Collins at the UN, "You should not be here covering me," The Hill reports. The Washington Examiner's Christian Datoc gives the same exchange in slightly different words.

Opinion from the right. A National Review editorial calls the ban "a violation of the spirit of a free press" and says Trump should rescind it.

A boycott only one report carries. The Washington Examiner says ABC, Fox News, NBC and CBS have boycotted White House pool coverage in solidarity. It is the only report of six to say so.

What is not settled - Whether national security is the government's main argument or one of several. Only the Post reports it. - What the three outlets argue. No report we hold quotes their filing. - Which court and which judge. The reports do not name them. - When the judge will rule.

What this is about. The president has barred three news organisations from covering the White House, and they have sued to overturn the ban.

How it got here. The White House decides who holds press credentials and who travels in the press pool. The pool is the small, rotating group of reporters who follow the president and share what they see with every other outlet. Access has been fought over in court before. In 2018 a federal judge ordered the White House to give back the press pass of CNN's Jim Acosta, which it had pulled after he clashed with Trump. In 2025 the White House barred the Associated Press from the pool after the AP kept using the name "Gulf of Mexico". A district judge ruled for the AP, and an appeals court then paused much of that order. MS NOW is the network called MSNBC until it changed its name in late 2025.

This time the president banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House and revoked their credentials, the Washington Examiner reports. All three announced a lawsuit. The ban comes during a war with Iran that The Hill says is nearing seven months.

The actors. The administration defends the ban as the president's decision. The three outlets are suing to overturn it. The other networks decide whether to keep covering the president while their rivals are shut out.

What is at stake. The First Amendment bars the government from punishing speech it dislikes. A ruling for the outlets would limit how far a president can choose who covers him. A ruling for the government would widen that power. The reason the government gives matters, because judges weigh national security and workplace decorum in very different ways.

Where it stands. A federal judge is weighing the lawsuit. The administration filed its defence ahead of a hearing, The Washington Post reports. The reports we hold do not say when a ruling is due.

What is being argued about

  • Whether the government is defending the ban on national security grounds, decorum grounds, or both
  • Trump telling CNN's Kaitlan Collins at the UN that she should not be covering him
  • A reported boycott of White House pool coverage by ABC, Fox News, NBC and CBS
  • A National Review editorial calling on Trump to rescind the ban
What each report says about the banSide by side
OutletWhat it saysAttributed?
The Washington PostThe ban is "necessary to protect national security"; cites reports with "sensitive or classified information" on the ballroom and the Iran warThe headline credits Trump; the body describes the classified material in the Post's own voice
The New York TimesThe outlets were in "violation of the standards of professionalism and decorum"Yes, quoted from the president's finding
National Review"A violation of the spirit of a free press"Editorial, in its own voice
The HillTrump: "You should not be here covering me"Yes, quoting Trump
Washington ExaminerABC, Fox News, NBC and CBS boycotted pool coverage in solidarityIn its own voice; no other report carries it
We hold only the opening lines of the Post and Times reports.
Sources T The Washington Post
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Trump tells judge media ban is necessary to protect national security Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Washington Post → What we have measured Accused's denial carried the only report carrying the Marine's side ×1Actor named via accusation the administration is named as acting, through the ranchers' charge; the price rise is stated flat ×1Asserted, not attributed a shift of power to Iran stated flat in the headline ×1Asserted or attributed the headline states as data what the body shows the chair selecting in a speech ×1 from 1237 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent White House Defends Trump’s Ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico in Court Filing Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The New York Times → What we have measured Active and passive voice the ship is 'targeted' with no actor, one sentence before a named actor is given for the Saudi attack ×1Active vs passive voice Pike is named as the killer in the active voice; the botched execution has no actor named ×1Actor label Names the shooter by its backer, not by its own name. ×1Actor named Names the official and what the process did to Pike. ×1 from 3870 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → National Review
Centre-right estimate · not a score
National Review 🇺🇸US · magazine · independent Trump Should Rescind the Press Ban Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at National Review → What we have measured Asserted not attributed Doubt about the allegation is stated flat, in the outlet's own voice ×1Asserted not attributed An argument about deterrence is stated as fact ×1Asserted versus attributed calls it an abuse of power in its own voice ×1Asserted versus attributed 'Abuse of presidential power' is stated flat ×1 from 415 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Trump rails against CNN’s Collins and media ‘sleazebags’ over UN presence Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Hill → What we have measured Accusation attributed the word lying is placed in a named politician's mouth, not the outlet's ×1Actor named No actor named for who kept reporters out ×1Actor named No actor named for who let reporters back in ×1Actor named Names the state as the one that carried out the execution. ×1 from 4330 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Washington Examiner
Right estimate · not a score
Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Trump’s speech at UN General Assembly was ‘subdued’: Christian Datoc Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Washington Examiner → What we have measured Accusation printed unanswered a named candidate is accused of responsibility for murders, with no response carried ×1Accused named Names one accused student, citing the lawsuit; no other report we hold names any of the accused ×1Accused named Names each person charged and gives their nationality. None of the defendants is quoted. ×1Accused named Names one accused student from the civil filing and attributes the claim to the lawsuit ×1 from 3435 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
How the day's reports arrivedTimeline
  1. Wed 23 Sep05:06 publication time on the report The New York Times reports the filing, leading with decorum
  2. Wed 23 Sep09:56 publication time on the report The Washington Post reports the filing, leading with national security
  3. Wed 23 Sep10:30 publication time on the report National Review editorial urges Trump to rescind the ban
  4. Wed 23 Sep13:47 publication time on the report The Hill reports Trump's words to CNN's Collins at the UN
  5. Wed 23 Sep14:01 publication time on the report The Hill live coverage: the ban faces a legal test
  6. Wed 23 Sep16:37 publication time on the report Washington Examiner reports a pool boycott by four networks
Times are each report's publication time, in UTC.
Sources The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent White House Defends Trump’s Ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico in Court Filing Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The New York Times → What we have measured Active and passive voice the ship is 'targeted' with no actor, one sentence before a named actor is given for the Saudi attack ×1Active vs passive voice Pike is named as the killer in the active voice; the botched execution has no actor named ×1Actor label Names the shooter by its backer, not by its own name. ×1Actor named Names the official and what the process did to Pike. ×1 from 3870 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → T The Washington Post
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Trump tells judge media ban is necessary to protect national security Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Washington Post → What we have measured Accused's denial carried the only report carrying the Marine's side ×1Actor named via accusation the administration is named as acting, through the ranchers' charge; the price rise is stated flat ×1Asserted, not attributed a shift of power to Iran stated flat in the headline ×1Asserted or attributed the headline states as data what the body shows the chair selecting in a speech ×1 from 1237 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → National Review
Centre-right estimate · not a score
National Review 🇺🇸US · magazine · independent Trump Should Rescind the Press Ban Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at National Review → What we have measured Asserted not attributed Doubt about the allegation is stated flat, in the outlet's own voice ×1Asserted not attributed An argument about deterrence is stated as fact ×1Asserted versus attributed calls it an abuse of power in its own voice ×1Asserted versus attributed 'Abuse of presidential power' is stated flat ×1 from 415 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Trump rails against CNN’s Collins and media ‘sleazebags’ over UN presence Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Hill → What we have measured Accusation attributed the word lying is placed in a named politician's mouth, not the outlet's ×1Actor named No actor named for who kept reporters out ×1Actor named No actor named for who let reporters back in ×1Actor named Names the state as the one that carried out the execution. ×1 from 4330 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Live updates: White House media ban faces legal test; Trump to greet Xi ahead of summit Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Hill → What we have measured Accusation attributed the word lying is placed in a named politician's mouth, not the outlet's ×1Actor named No actor named for who kept reporters out ×1Actor named No actor named for who let reporters back in ×1Actor named Names the state as the one that carried out the execution. ×1 from 4330 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Washington Examiner
Right estimate · not a score
Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Trump’s speech at UN General Assembly was ‘subdued’: Christian Datoc Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Washington Examiner → What we have measured Accusation printed unanswered a named candidate is accused of responsibility for murders, with no response carried ×1Accused named Names one accused student, citing the lawsuit; no other report we hold names any of the accused ×1Accused named Names each person charged and gives their nationality. None of the defendants is quoted. ×1Accused named Names one accused student from the civil filing and attributes the claim to the lawsuit ×1 from 3435 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
The bias in this coverageBias

Two reasons for one ban

One report leads with national security and another with decorum. Both describe the same government filing. No report we hold sets the two grounds side by side.

1 reports leading with national security 1 reports leading with decorum 0 reports carrying both grounds

The plaintiffs' case is missing

The government's reasons are carried in two reports. No report quotes the three news organisations' own legal argument. The only case against the ban comes from an editorial.

2 reports carrying the government's grounds 0 reports quoting the plaintiffs' argument 1 editorials against the ban
Scored without the mastheads. Where the two passes differ, both are kept.
Sources T The Washington Post
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Trump tells judge media ban is necessary to protect national security Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Washington Post → What we have measured Accused's denial carried the only report carrying the Marine's side ×1Actor named via accusation the administration is named as acting, through the ranchers' charge; the price rise is stated flat ×1Asserted, not attributed a shift of power to Iran stated flat in the headline ×1Asserted or attributed the headline states as data what the body shows the chair selecting in a speech ×1 from 1237 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent White House Defends Trump’s Ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico in Court Filing Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The New York Times → What we have measured Active and passive voice the ship is 'targeted' with no actor, one sentence before a named actor is given for the Saudi attack ×1Active vs passive voice Pike is named as the killer in the active voice; the botched execution has no actor named ×1Actor label Names the shooter by its backer, not by its own name. ×1Actor named Names the official and what the process did to Pike. ×1 from 3870 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → National Review
Centre-right estimate · not a score
National Review 🇺🇸US · magazine · independent Trump Should Rescind the Press Ban Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at National Review → What we have measured Asserted not attributed Doubt about the allegation is stated flat, in the outlet's own voice ×1Asserted not attributed An argument about deterrence is stated as fact ×1Asserted versus attributed calls it an abuse of power in its own voice ×1Asserted versus attributed 'Abuse of presidential power' is stated flat ×1 from 415 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Live updates: White House media ban faces legal test; Trump to greet Xi ahead of summit Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Hill → What we have measured Accusation attributed the word lying is placed in a named politician's mouth, not the outlet's ×1Actor named No actor named for who kept reporters out ×1Actor named No actor named for who let reporters back in ×1Actor named Names the state as the one that carried out the execution. ×1 from 4330 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Trump rails against CNN’s Collins and media ‘sleazebags’ over UN presence Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Hill → What we have measured Accusation attributed the word lying is placed in a named politician's mouth, not the outlet's ×1Actor named No actor named for who kept reporters out ×1Actor named No actor named for who let reporters back in ×1Actor named Names the state as the one that carried out the execution. ×1 from 4330 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Washington Examiner
Right estimate · not a score
Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Trump’s speech at UN General Assembly was ‘subdued’: Christian Datoc Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Washington Examiner → What we have measured Accusation printed unanswered a named candidate is accused of responsibility for murders, with no response carried ×1Accused named Names one accused student, citing the lawsuit; no other report we hold names any of the accused ×1Accused named Names each person charged and gives their nationality. None of the defendants is quoted. ×1Accused named Names one accused student from the civil filing and attributes the claim to the lawsuit ×1 from 3435 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →

Claims and verdicts

unverified The administration told the court the ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico is needed to protect national security.
Only The Washington Post reports the national security argument, which it says rests on reports about the White House ballroom and the Iran war. The New York Times describes the filing as citing breaches of 'professionalism and decorum', which does not rule out the Post's account but does not confirm it either.
Checked against 2 sources:
T The Washington Post
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Trump tells judge media ban is necessary to protect national security Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Washington Post → What we have measured Accused's denial carried the only report carrying the Marine's side ×1Actor named via accusation the administration is named as acting, through the ranchers' charge; the price rise is stated flat ×1Asserted, not attributed a shift of power to Iran stated flat in the headline ×1Asserted or attributed the headline states as data what the body shows the chair selecting in a speech ×1 from 1237 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent White House Defends Trump’s Ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico in Court Filing Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The New York Times → What we have measured Active and passive voice the ship is 'targeted' with no actor, one sentence before a named actor is given for the Saudi attack ×1Active vs passive voice Pike is named as the killer in the active voice; the botched execution has no actor named ×1Actor label Names the shooter by its backer, not by its own name. ×1Actor named Names the official and what the process did to Pike. ×1 from 3870 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
true Trump told CNN's Kaitlan Collins at the UN that she should not be there covering him.
The Hill quotes Trump saying 'You should not be here covering me'. The Washington Examiner, through its reporter Christian Datoc, carries the exchange with slightly different wording.
Checked against 2 sources:
The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Trump rails against CNN’s Collins and media ‘sleazebags’ over UN presence Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Hill → What we have measured Accusation attributed the word lying is placed in a named politician's mouth, not the outlet's ×1Actor named No actor named for who kept reporters out ×1Actor named No actor named for who let reporters back in ×1Actor named Names the state as the one that carried out the execution. ×1 from 4330 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Washington Examiner
Right estimate · not a score
Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Trump’s speech at UN General Assembly was ‘subdued’: Christian Datoc Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Washington Examiner → What we have measured Accusation printed unanswered a named candidate is accused of responsibility for murders, with no response carried ×1Accused named Names one accused student, citing the lawsuit; no other report we hold names any of the accused ×1Accused named Names each person charged and gives their nationality. None of the defendants is quoted. ×1Accused named Names one accused student from the civil filing and attributes the claim to the lawsuit ×1 from 3435 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
unverified ABC, Fox News, NBC and CBS have boycotted White House pool coverage in solidarity with the banned outlets.
Only the Washington Examiner reports the boycott, through its reporter Christian Datoc on C-SPAN. No other report we hold mentions it.
Checked against 1 source:
Washington Examiner
Right estimate · not a score
Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Trump’s speech at UN General Assembly was ‘subdued’: Christian Datoc Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Washington Examiner → What we have measured Accusation printed unanswered a named candidate is accused of responsibility for murders, with no response carried ×1Accused named Names one accused student, citing the lawsuit; no other report we hold names any of the accused ×1Accused named Names each person charged and gives their nationality. None of the defendants is quoted. ×1Accused named Names one accused student from the civil filing and attributes the claim to the lawsuit ×1 from 3435 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →

Who wrote it

M Mackenzie Chase Washington Examiner
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Context only one report carries the networks' pool boycott appears in one report of six×1
Others named The report names the networks that stopped covering the president as a group.×1
Who is named as acting The president is named as the one who banned the outlets and revoked their credentials, in active voice.×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 unverified1 true
From 96 reports we hold under this byline, at Washington Examiner. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
F Finya Swai The Hill
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Asserted, not attributed 'going rogue' stated as the report's own verdict×1
Cost figure chosen $1.3 trillion, put in the mouths of critics by the interviewer×1
Figure attributed the count of ships hit is sourced to Iran inside the sentence×1
Headline versus body the headline says attempts; the body says it accessed the sites, then says it was unsuccessful×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 disputed9 unverified8 true
From 152 reports we hold under this byline, at The Hill. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
V Victoria Craw The Washington Post
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Asserted versus attributed the constitutional charge attributed to outlets and advocacy groups×1
Attributed The record claim is attributed to an advocacy centre; the injection has no actor named×1
Attributed Attributes the 'first survivor' claim to a named organisation×1
Attributed rather than asserted The same judgement appears here only in other people's mouths, with the constitutional claim attributed to outlets and advocacy groups×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 misleading2 disputed3 unverified6 true
From 26 reports we hold under this byline, at The Washington Post. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
E Erik Wemple The New York Times
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Attributed claim The First Amendment argument is attributed to the outlets, not stated as fact×1
Attribution attributed: the First Amendment claim is put as the outlets' argument×1
Characterising verb a neutral verb for the same filing×1
Ground for the ban Decorum, quoted from the president's own finding.×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
3 unverified3 true
From 21 reports we hold under this byline, at The New York Times. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
The bylines on the reports this story is built from. Hover one for what our passes have measured on their reporting. · 2 reports we hold carry no byline — we do not invent one.

Coverage, outlet by outlet

Washington Examiner
Right estimate · not a score
Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Trump’s speech at UN General Assembly was ‘subdued’: Christian Datoc Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Washington Examiner → What we have measured Accusation printed unanswered a named candidate is accused of responsibility for murders, with no response carried ×1Accused named Names one accused student, citing the lawsuit; no other report we hold names any of the accused ×1Accused named Names each person charged and gives their nationality. None of the defendants is quoted. ×1Accused named Names one accused student from the civil filing and attributes the claim to the lawsuit ×1 from 3435 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
The only report to say the credentials were revoked, and that ABC, Fox News, NBC and CBS have boycotted pool coverage in solidarity.
Washington Examiner White House reporter Christian Datoc said President Donald Trump’s speech at the U.N. General Assembly in New York was “rather subdued.” “Iran was the bulk of his speech,” Datoc said on C-Span’s Washington Journal. “He talked about the big decision he has coming up: should he annihilate the country or broker some type of diplomatic end to this conflict?” Recommended Stories Trump media ban faces uphill climb as judge weighs lawsuit by three news outlets 2027 Working Dogs Commemorative Coin designs unveiled at the White House Karoline Leavitt says Trump taught her a lot and
Context only one report carries: the networks' pool boycott appears in one report of six — “several major television networks have since boycotted White House pool coverage, including ABC, Fox News, NBC, and CBS.”
Who is named as acting: The president is named as the one who banned the outlets and revoked their credentials, in active voice. — “The president banned CNN, MS Now, and Politico from the White House and revoked their credentials.”
Others named: The report names the networks that stopped covering the president as a group. — “several major television networks have since boycotted White House pool coverage, including ABC, Fox News, NBC, and CBS.”
Read it at Washington Examiner → https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/4739310/trump-speec…
The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Live updates: White House media ban faces legal test; Trump to greet Xi ahead of summit Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Hill → What we have measured Accusation attributed the word lying is placed in a named politician's mouth, not the outlet's ×1Actor named No actor named for who kept reporters out ×1Actor named No actor named for who let reporters back in ×1Actor named Names the state as the one that carried out the execution. ×1 from 4330 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
Live coverage that places the legal test of the ban alongside Trump's UN week and his meeting with Xi.
President Trump’s decision to bar three news outlets from the White House will face a court test on Wednesday, as networks stand in solidarity with CNN, MS Now and Politico. Trump, during a Tuesday meeting on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA), deflected on whether the White House will follow the ruling if…
Read it at The Hill → https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6105507-live-updates-trump-…
The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Trump rails against CNN’s Collins and media ‘sleazebags’ over UN presence Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Hill → What we have measured Accusation attributed the word lying is placed in a named politician's mouth, not the outlet's ×1Actor named No actor named for who kept reporters out ×1Actor named No actor named for who let reporters back in ×1Actor named Names the state as the one that carried out the execution. ×1 from 4330 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
Quotes what Trump told Kaitlan Collins at the UN: "You should not be here covering me."
President Trump ripped CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins on Tuesday for covering him despite banning the network along with MS NOW and Politico from the White House. “You should not be here covering me,” Trump told the chief White House correspondent before his speech at the United Nations General Assembly after she asked when the war…
Loaded verb: the president's words are reported with a verb of anger — “Trump rails against CNN’s Collins and media ‘sleazebags’”
Loaded verb: A charged verb describes what the president said to a reporter. — “President Trump ripped CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins”
Read it at The Hill → https://thehill.com/homenews/media/6105932-donald-trump-kaitlan-collins…
National Review
Centre-right estimate · not a score
National Review 🇺🇸US · magazine · independent Trump Should Rescind the Press Ban Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at National Review → What we have measured Asserted not attributed Doubt about the allegation is stated flat, in the outlet's own voice ×1Asserted not attributed An argument about deterrence is stated as fact ×1Asserted versus attributed calls it an abuse of power in its own voice ×1Asserted versus attributed 'Abuse of presidential power' is stated flat ×1 from 415 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
A right-of-centre editorial that calls the ban "a violation of the spirit of a free press" and urges Trump to rescind it.
It is a violation of the spirit of a free press, and he would be better served by confronting reporters directly.
Opinion stated flat: an editorial judges the ban, and the judgment comes from a right-of-centre page, not a plaintiff — “It is a violation of the spirit of a free press”
Opinion stated flat: The report judges the ban in its own voice. — “It is a violation of the spirit of a free press”
Read it at National Review → https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/09/trump-should-rescind-the-press-b…
T The Washington Post
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Trump tells judge media ban is necessary to protect national security Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Washington Post → What we have measured Accused's denial carried the only report carrying the Marine's side ×1Actor named via accusation the administration is named as acting, through the ranchers' charge; the price rise is stated flat ×1Asserted, not attributed a shift of power to Iran stated flat in the headline ×1Asserted or attributed the headline states as data what the body shows the chair selecting in a speech ×1 from 1237 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
The only report that gives national security as the ground. It points to reports about the White House ballroom and the Iran war.
Ahead of a court hearing, the administration cited reports about the White House ballroom and the Iran war to defend its ban against CNN, MS NOW and Politico.
Government's claim not attributed: the report states that the stories held classified material, where it should say the government claims so — “the administration cited reports that included sensitive or classified information”
Which ground leads: national security is the ground in the headline — “Trump tells judge media ban is necessary to protect national security”
Ground for the ban: National security, attributed to the administration's filing. — “the administration cited reports that included sensitive or classified information”
Read it at The Washington Post → https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/09/23/trump-tells-judge-me…
The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent White House Defends Trump’s Ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico in Court Filing Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The New York Times → What we have measured Active and passive voice the ship is 'targeted' with no actor, one sentence before a named actor is given for the Saudi attack ×1Active vs passive voice Pike is named as the killer in the active voice; the botched execution has no actor named ×1Actor label Names the shooter by its backer, not by its own name. ×1Actor named Names the official and what the process did to Pike. ×1 from 3870 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
Quotes the president's finding that the three outlets breached "the standards of professionalism and decorum".
President Trump determined that CNN, MS NOW and Politico were in ‘violation of the standards of professionalism and decorum’ expected at the White House.
Which ground leads: decorum is the ground, quoted from the filing — “President Trump determined that CNN, MS NOW and Politico were in “violation of the standards of professionalism and decorum” expected at the White House.”
Ground for the ban: Decorum, quoted from the president's own finding. — ““violation of the standards of professionalism and decorum””
Read it at The New York Times → https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/business/trump-cnn-politico-ms-now-b…
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Mother Jones
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Mother Jones 🇺🇸US · magazine · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Asserted, not attributed 'ultra-gerrymandered' stated as fact ×1Asserted versus attributed 'Cover-up' is asserted in the report's own voice, not attributed ×1Asserted versus attributed calls it a cover-up in its own voice ×1Assertion vs attribution describes the operation as a 'violent occupation' in its own voice, with no source for the phrase ×1 from 365 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Reuters
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Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Actor named The attacker is the subject of an active verb for both the deaths and the damage ×1Actor named No actor named for who cancelled the flights ×1Agreement stated flat, source in a tail attribution moved after the dash ×1Announcement written as settled A social-media post becomes a future indicative: the conversion will happen ×1 from 13380 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → N NPR
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NPR 🇺🇸US · public broadcaster · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Asserted, not attributed that the system wrongly flagged citizens is stated flat, with no source named for it ×1Asserted versus attributed public disbelief stated as established, with nothing cited that measured it ×1Asserted versus attributed Past threats of force are stated flat, as background ×1Asymmetric labelling one side tagged by its patron, the other not ×1 from 1145 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → P Politico
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Politico 🇺🇸US · digital · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Nothing scored yet. We do not carry a rating for any outlet — only what we have measured from published text. Outlet profile in The AI Times → Fox News
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Fox News 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Accused named Names one former fraternity member through his lawyer's denial. The woman is anonymous by her own choice. ×1Actor in headline The headline names Trump as the one acting. The body names only Anduril. ×1A number, with no people named The only report that gives a figure counts the journalists whose communications were swept up. It names none of them. ×1Asserted, not attributed stated flat: past court defeats are asserted with no case, judge or date named ×1 from 6448 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Breitbart
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Breitbart 🇺🇸US · digital · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Anyone hurt is counted, not named eight deaths given as a number only ×1Framing of motive The lede calls the denial a punishment and puts 'fake news' in quotation marks; the officials being sued are left unnamed ×1How the person shot is named a status, not a name: the only report that never uses either name calls him an illegal alien ×1How the place is described a party label attached to the city in the same clause as the casualty count ×1 from 3584 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → MSNBC
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MSNBC 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Accuser not named The lede does not name the senator making the accusation ×1Actor named for the ban The White House is the subject of both verbs: it blocked journalists, then let CNN back in. ×1A first stated flat a never-before claim carried without a source attached ×1Asserted, not attributed absence of fraud evidence stated as fact ×1 from 1476 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
Silence is recorded, not inferred — each of these was read when we built this story and carried nothing on this event.
We could not read these
The Wall Street Journal
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The Wall Street Journal 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Nothing scored yet. We do not carry a rating for any outlet — only what we have measured from published text. Outlet profile in The AI Times → Associated Press
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Associated Press 🇺🇸US · wire · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Dating and attribution Dates the signing to Aug. 6, 2026 and writes ord ×1Dating and attribution Carries a dateline correction, repeated three ti ×1How hard the claim is stated Marks "birth tourism" as the administration's ow ×1How hard the claim is stated high ×1 from 223 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
These are must-cite outlets for this desk that we did not manage to read when we built this story. That is a gap in our reach, not a silence on their part, and it is not evidence of anything about this story.

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