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What's Happening On September 18, President Trump barred CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters from the White House after months of criticizing their coverage of his administration. Trump accused the three outlets of publishing “fiction or lies,” and by the following day, reporters who held permanent White House press passes were being denied entry. The White House later defended the decision in a statement titled “White House Access Is a Privilege — Not a Right,”…