Todd Blanche said the Trump administration was within its rights to bar CNN, MS NOW and Politico, arguing access to the White House is not guaranteed.
US Attorney General Todd Blanche says the administration barred three outlets over what it called inaccurate reporting.
In a new escalation of tensions between the U.S. administration and the media, CNN was prevented from accompanying President Donald Trump on his trip to Tennessee.
The network had been scheduled to join the press pool aboard the presidential aircraft for Saturday's trip before being removed from the flight.
The network was dropped from coverage of a presidential trip to Tennessee days after a court ordered its White House access restored.
The move follows a judge's ruling that barring CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House access was likely unconstitutional.
The Trump administration has signaled it will exclude CNN from President Trump's Air Force One press pool for an upcoming trip, the latest move in an ongoing dispute over media access.
CNN said it had been scheduled to fly with President Trump to Tennessee for a college football game before being excluded from the press pool, according to The Guardian.
The pool, which also includes NBC, ABC, CBS and Fox News, had paused coverage in solidarity with CNN, MS Now and Politico after they were barred from the building.
The pope said good media coverage is important, responding to a question about restrictions placed on the outlet by the White House.
Journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico were turned away from the White House despite a court order to restore their access.
CNN and MS NOW said their reporters were kept from covering arrivals for a state dinner, even after a judge ordered their press passes restored.
Other networks boycotted the Xi Jinping dinner after CNN and MS Now were excluded, despite a judge ordering the White House to restore their access.
Major US networks are refusing to resume coverage of White House events until CNN's access is fully restored, as lawyers seek an emergency hearing over journalists turned away.
Journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico were turned away from the White House despite a court order to restore their access, prompting an emergency legal filing.
Kravchuk says Ukraine's delegation will press issues including veteran support and Russia's compliance with European rights court rulings during PACE's Strasbourg session.
A federal judge ruled the Trump administration must immediately restore press passes for outlets it had banned, calling the ban likely unconstitutional.
Sarah Bils said she relocated to Serbia, where she has continued covering geopolitical developments, according to TASS.
A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration must restore White House access for journalists whose credentials had been revoked, as broadcaster Tucker Carlson also discusses his split from MAGA in a new interview.
A federal judge has temporarily restored White House access for journalists from the three outlets, ruling that the Trump administration's ban likely violates the Constitution.