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A federal judge has ruled against the Trump administration's ban blocking certain reporters from White House press access. CNN reported the decision, which means the affected journalists must be allowed back into official briefings and events. Supporters of the ruling see it as a win for press freedom and the First Amendment, while critics of judicial intervention are pushing back. The case is one of several legal battles over the administration's treatment of the media.

The US Supreme Court has cleared the way for states to use the federal SAVE database to verify the citizenship status of people registering to vote. The decision lets states check voter rolls against immigration records, a move supporters frame as election integrity and critics warn could disenfranchise eligible voters, fueling debate over voting access.

A federal judge has temporarily paused the Trump administration's ban barring CNN from the White House, and the network's reporters were allowed back into the building. The case has become a flashpoint in the broader fight over press access and the administration's efforts to penalize news outlets it views as unfavorable.

The US Supreme Court has ruled that the Trump administration may, for the time being, continue using its revamped federal voter eligibility database, which is used to check voter rolls against citizenship and other records. The decision is an interim one, allowing the database's use while legal challenges proceed. Supporters see it as a step toward election integrity; critics worry it could enable improper purges of eligible voters.

Maine Senator Susan Collins is running her first campaign since the Supreme Court overturned federal abortion rights, a decision her 2018 confirmation vote for Justice Brett Kavanaugh helped make possible. Abortion has become a central issue in her reelection race, with opponents arguing her vote enabled the rollback of Roe v. Wade, while Collins defends her record in a state that has backed abortion rights protections.

A federal judge has ordered the White House to respond by 12:30 PM to allegations that it failed to comply with a court order concerning press access. The deadline sets up a rapid test of whether the administration will follow the ruling, and the story is drawing heavy attention as a fresh flashpoint in ongoing disputes between the administration and the press corps over First Amendment access.

A federal court has ruled that the Pentagon can designate Anthropic, the AI company behind the Claude chatbot, as a supply chain risk. The decision allows the Defense Department to maintain restrictions or scrutiny over Anthropic's role in federal contracting, raising questions about how AI firms are treated under national security procurement rules.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation is pressing the DC Circuit to vacate a federal drone flight restriction that effectively criminalized aerial recording of immigration agents. The group argues the restriction blocks journalists and the public from documenting enforcement operations, raising First Amendment concerns. Commenters online are debating the balance between airspace security and the right to observe government agents at work.

The White House has revoked CNN's access once more, openly defying a federal judge's order that had barred the administration from excluding the network. The move escalates the standoff between the administration and the press over press freedom, and the network is expected to challenge the ban in court again.