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US president has overseen an unprecedented restriction of access for major traditional news media since start of second termUS politics live – latest updatesIn his latest attack on the US constitution’s first amendment and the press, Donald Trump has announced that he is banning outlets CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House over their coverage.In a post on his Truth Social platform on Friday afternoon, the US president said he was expelling the news outlets over what he called their “constant ‘reporting’ FAKE NEWS!” and threatened that bans for others outlets could follow. Continue reading...

• CNN projects that progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed has won Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, defeating Representative Haley Stevens. • El-Sayed, a doctor and former community health official, secured the nomination after a rigorous campaign that challenged the party establishment. • The victory is significant as it shifts the party's direction in Michigan and sets the stage for a general election battle against Republican Mike Rogers.

• Tens of thousands of African migrants, primarily from Morocco, attempted to storm the Spanish border enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla. • The surge followed a mass amnesty offer from socialist President Pedro Sanchez and a Spanish Supreme Court ruling preventing the immediate deportation of migrants intercepted at sea. • The event highlights a critical security crisis and legal tension regarding border control and immigration policies in Spain.

• Major media companies, including Paramount, Warner Bros. Discovery, and CNN, are conducting widespread layoffs as the industry adjusts to the aftermath of COVID-19 and two major strikes. • Film Independent, the organization behind the Spirit Awards, has cut six positions from its 40-person staff since December due to the loss of federal grant funding. • These cuts reflect a broader industry instability driven by the rise of streaming services and the integration of artificial intelligence in production.

• Former Donald Trump aide Caroline Sunshine and former Clinton aide Keith Boykin engaged in a heated confrontation during a CNN NewsNight panel. • The clash erupted after Sunshine, 30, highlighted a specific hit-and-run case from 2023 to support her argument. • The incident underscores the deep political polarization and volatility currently characterizing televised political debates between conservative and liberal commentators.

• Global Research criticizes CNN for reporting that Russia is facing a "strategic defeat" and labeling Ukraine as a "military innovator." • The analysis argues that such claims ignore the reality of shifting battlelines and the unreliable nature of casualty counts provided by both sides and their allies. • This critique highlights a perceived bias in mainstream U.S. media, suggesting that the outcome of the Ukrainian conflict remains undecided.

The brash mogul once known as ‘the mouth from the south’ took on established broadcasters and changed TV for everFebruary, 1982. The startup cable news channel, CNN, is not yet two years old. It’s bleeding $2m a month. To help make payroll, owner Ted Turner, known as the “mouth of the south” for his brazen behavior, is cashing in krugerrands he’s got stashed in his private safe (concession sales from the Atlanta Braves help, too.)ABC, one of the trio of broadcast networks he’d intended to run out of business, has just announced it plans to create a rival all-news service that, out of the gate, is sure to have more viewers (and certainly more resources). It’s so bad, Ted’s even considering an alliance with another network, that “cheap whorehouse”, CBS. Continue reading...