Judge orders White House to restore access to news outlets Trump banned

A judge in Washington temporarily blocked Donald Trump’s White House ban on three news outlets (Jose Luis Magana/AP)

A federal judge early on Thursday temporarily blocked US President Donald Trump’s move to ban three news outlets from the White House grounds and said CNN, MS NOW and Politico must have their access restored.

It is the latest development in an escalating showdown between Mr Trump and media outlets whose coverage he dislikes.