Media Outlets Say White House Broke Court Order on Press Access
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Some news workers say the White House broke a court order. The order said the White House must let journalists back in.
Workers from CNN, Politico and MS Now say they were stopped at the door. They say the White House did not let them in.
Some workers say their passes were taken away. A pass lets a journalist enter a building for work.
The news groups say this happened many times. They say the White House did not follow the order.
The court order was about press access. Press access means journalists can go into a place to do their job.
This story is about news, politics, and the rules for journalists in government buildings.
Vocabulary15 words
- White House
- the home and office of the US president
- court order
- an official rule from a judge that people must follow
- passes
- small cards that let you enter a place
- press access
- the right for journalists to enter and do their work
- journalists
- people whose job is to report the news
- employees
- people who work for a company or place
- denied
- said no to something
- entry
- going into a place
- confiscated
- taken away by someone in charge
- media outlets
- companies that share news, like TV or websites
- reported
- told people about something that happened
- violated
- broke a rule or law
- restore
- to bring something back
- workers
- people who do a job
- order
- an official instruction to do something
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1. Broke a court order about press access 2. CNN, Politico and MS Now 3. True
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Some news workers say the White House broke a _____ _____.
The order said the White House must let _____ back in.
Workers from CNN, Politico and MS Now say they were stopped at the _____.
Some workers say their _____ were taken away.
A pass lets a journalist enter a building for _____.
The news groups say this happened many _____.
They say the White House did not follow the _____.
The court order was about press _____.
Press access means journalists can go into a place to do their _____.
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