Six citizens sued President Trump and administration officials on Monday over bans on news outlets from the White House, according to a report from The Hill. The complaint named Trump alongside White House communications director Steven Cheung and chief of staff Susie Wiles. The Hill reported that the complaint argues new White House policy surrounding press access deprives the public, though the report summary cut off before the full wording of that claim.
In a separate video report from CBS News, the network said President Trump is holding several rallies, including in deep-red states, in the week before the midterm as he tries to keep his party in control of Congress. CBS News also reported that former President Barack Obama is headlining events, hoping to help flip control to the Democrats. Weijia Jiang reported the story, and Robert Costa joined for analysis.
Fox News reported that the White House defended Trump after Archbishop Jeffrey Grob called an Oval Office prayer moment "manipulated" ahead of the midterms. According to the Fox News report, Grob accused the White House of manipulating video of an Oval Office prayer with Catholic bishops for political gain. The report summary does not describe the White House's defense.
The Hill, CBS News and Fox News cover separate developments, and none of the reports connects the lawsuit, the rallies or the prayer video to one another. The summaries available for this story do not include responses from the parties named in the lawsuit.
Sources: The Hill: Six citizens sue Trump over White House bans on news outlets; CBS News: Trump, Obama hold rallies ahead of midterms; Fox News: White House defends Trump after archbishop calls prayer moment 'manipulated' ahead of midterms.