On Saturday, September 19, reporters from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico tried to enter the White House and had their hard passes confiscated. A day earlier, President Trump had banned all three outlets in a Truth Social post, citing what he called "their constant 'reporting' FAKE NEWS!" Few conservatives will shed tears for these particular newsrooms, which have earned much of the distrust Americans feel toward them. But the question now before a federal court is a constitutional one, and the honest answer is more interesting than either side admits. The president holds far more power over press access than. . .
