POLITICO barred from White House after court ruling restoring access

Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP via Getty Images A POLITICO reporter was turned away and had his press credential confiscated Thursday morning. The denial came hours after a judge ordered the administration to restore access. A Secret Service agent said the reporter was not cleared to enter. A POLITICO reporter was denied access to the White House Thursday and his press credentials confiscated after a judge ordered the Trump administration overnight to immediately restore access for news organizations that President Donald Trump banned from the complex last week. The move comes after POLITICO, CNN and MS NOW reporters were barred from entering the complex and had their passes seized on Saturday. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly granted a temporary restraining order early Thursday morning mandating that the administration restore the organizations' access for at least two weeks while further litigation plays out.