ABC, CBS, Fox News and NBC decline to participate after presidential ban that prompted widespread condemnation

Major US TV news networks agreed to refuse to air coverage of Donald Trump’s White House after the administration banned certain media outlets including CNN from the grounds.

The ban left CNN unable to fulfill its duties as Monday’s White House designated pool broadcaster.

CNN, MS Now and Politico accurately call last week’s sudden lockout ‘a direct assault on the first amendment’. That’s right

On Monday, the three news organizations that had been kicked out of the White House because of Donald Trump’s latest fit of pique sued the president and three top advisers.

An accompanying statement by CNN, MS Now and Politico accurately calls last week’s sudden lockout “a direct assault on the first amendment”.

Three news outlets filed lawsuit in attempt to regain access to the White House after having badges disabled

In what will be one of the largest battles yet between the press and Donald Trump’s administration, three news organizations – CNN, MS Now (formerly MSNBC) and Politico – that have been denied access to the White House have sued to regain their ability to enter the building, accusing the president of violating the US constitution.

The suit was filed on Monday morning in the US district court for Washington DC.