Coming right up against a deadline set by a federal judge, the Justice Department tonight defended Donald Trump’s ban on CNN, Politico and MS NOW from the White House grounds. The response comes despite an outcry across media outlets that the restriction is a flagrant violation of the First Amendment.

President Donald Trump has banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House coverage, and the three outlets are suing him, alleging it abridges their First Amendment rights. In response to Trump's ban of the news outlets,

The three news organizations, which were banned from White House grounds by President Trump, are arguing that the ban is unconstitutional.