00:00News organizations CNN, MSNOW and Politico are suing US President Donald Trump and other
00:05members of his administration. The media group say they are doing it to protect their rights
00:10under the US Constitution's First Amendment. This after he banned the news outlets from the
00:15White House building grounds on Saturday, September 19. In a joint statement, the three news outlets
00:20write, the lawsuit aims to quote, defend the principles that the government does not decide
00:24what the press reports or publishes. Representatives for the White House did not immediately respond
00:29to Reuters' request for comment. Meantime, Trump's approval rating falls to 32%, the lowest of his
00:34political career. A new Reuters-Ipsos poll also finds voters are leaning away from supporting
00:40Trump's fellow Republicans in the November 3 midterm elections. The elections will determine
00:45control of Congress for the next two years. Dissatisfaction among Republicans on inflation
00:50has been growing since Trump launched the war on Iran in February.
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