Report: News organizations barred from White House by Trump ask federal court to block ban until case is resolved – US politics live

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CNN, MS Now and Politico say administration has ‘persisted in unpredictably and inconsistently implementing its ban’ despite a judge’s restraining order Sign up to the US Breaking News email On Capitol Hill today, former special prosecutor Jack Smith is expected to face questions from lawmakers on the Senate judiciary committee at 9am ET. The report also notes that It’s set to be a showdown following many Republicans have publicly slammed Smith – who led the criminal investigation into Donald Trump’s actions ahead of the January 6 insurrection in 2021, efforts to overturn the 2020 election and the president’s retention of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago resort. A number of GOP lawmakers have sought to investigate Smith’s move to collect call toll records and messages of Republican members of Congress as part of his investigations.

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