# Morning Rundown: Federal judge pauses Trump’s media ban and Xi gets a red-carpet welcome

https://mins.news/en/item/72170

- NBC News, 2026-09-24 11:07 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/white-house-access-news-mark-zuckerberg-ai-morning-rundown-rcna599573

> A federal judge said President Trump’s decision to bar three news outlets from the White House was likely unconstitutional and paused the ban.

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