The White House denies access to journalists from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico on Saturday, after President Donald Trump says he ordered the outlets barred from covering him. Reporters from the three organizations say their press passes are confiscated or deactivated when they arrive for work, and they are turned away from the White House grounds.

Several outlets describe the action as an escalation of Trump’s broader efforts to limit coverage he disputes, including legal challenges. Korea Times and others frame the move as a test of First Amendment protections, while CNN and MS NOW characterize it as an illegal assault on press rights. Other coverage notes that the news organizations plan to challenge the decision in court, and that lawmakers and the White House Correspondents Association press for access to be restored. The justice department context is also raised in one report, which says the ban is defended as within the administration’s ability, while outlets argue it infringes constitutional rights.