Trump's war on press runs into judicial hurdle; court orders WH to let journos back in

TOI correspondent from Washington: In a surreal drama that was played out on the sidelines of Chinese President Xi Jinping visit – covered by a phalanx of not-so-free press from China – the Trump administration on Thursday was forced to allow reporters from CNN, MS NOW and Politico into the White House after initially defying a court order asking it to revoke President Trump’s ban on them.US District Judge Timothy Kelly -- a Trump appointee -- ruled Thursday morning that the three organizations' access should be immediately restored for 14 days while their lawsuit against the White House proceeds.