White House TV pool resumes after court overturns ban on CNN

The White House television pool, which provides shared footage for NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox News and other outlets, has resumed operations following a court order that temporarily reversed the Trump administration's ban on CNN, MS Now and Politico. The pool had been suspended on Monday in protest of the ban, leaving a gap in high-quality video coverage of presidential activities, including a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

A CBS News producer confirmed that the network would serve as the pooler as scheduled, noting that the crew would cover the president and Xi's arrival at the South Portico and a tour of the National Archives.

"The plan is to return covering the President in a normal capacity with a full crew," the internal note read.

CNN anchor Pamela Brown announced on Friday that the network's access had been restored and the pool was functioning normally. The resumption ends a brief period during which the major networks were unable to provide video of White House events, a situation that began after the administration barred certain outlets for what it described as “constant ‘reporting’ fake news.”

Fox News Washington bureau chief Bryan Boughton, who chairs the pool, had earlier notified members that operations would cease, stating that no replacement pool would be created. With the court's intervention, the traditional arrangement of shared footage among the five major networks is back in place.