POLITICO blocked from Air Force One

The White House on Monday blocked POLITICO from boarding Air Force One and carrying out its print pool duties, marking the latest escalation in an ongoing battle over media access to President Donald Trump.

No replacement print pooler found

Washington Post reporter Katherine Doyle reported that since the White House was unable to find a replacement, there is no primary print pooler on Trump's trip to Nebraska for a campaign rally ahead of the midterms.

White House defends access decision

A White House official told TIME that traveling with the President aboard Air Force One is a privilege not a right, and that Trump is the most accessible President in American history.

“traveling with the President of the United States aboard Air Force One is a privilege not a right”

Trump banned three outlets in September

On September eighteenth, Trump announced he was banning POLITICO, CNN, and MS NOW from the White House, claiming they were repeatedly publishing fake news. A day later, journalists from the outlets were turned away and their press badges were taken away.

Judge orders access restored

On September twenty-fourth, a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order against Trump's ban, effective for fourteen days, and ordered the President to immediately restore the affected outlets' access, finding the ban likely violated their constitutional due process rights.

Outlets seek to extend court order

POLITICO, CNN, and MS NOW requested that a federal judge block Trump's ban until their case is resolved, arguing he violated the restraining order by preventing CNN from traveling on Air Force One and fulfilling its pool duties.

“The White House's words and actions leave little doubt that it will immediately reinstitute a complete ban of CNN, MS NOW, and POLITICO if allowed the opportunity”

Judge to hear extension request Thursday

Judge Timothy J. Kelly of the U.S. District Court in Washington, who granted the temporary restraining order, is scheduled to hold a hearing over the outlets' request to extend the ban block against Trump on Thursday.