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Why is President Trump banning CNN, MSNBC, and Politico from the White House?

Roxanne Evans 0:03
A major move. I'm Roxanne Evans, Fox News. President Trump will be meeting with China's Xi Xin Ping next week, but he's banning some media outlets from the White House before that happens. Fox's Peter Ducy reports.
Luke Thomas 0:16
Before the She sit down, the President attends the United Nations General Assembly and plans to huddle with Gulf leaders at a critical moment in the Iran War. Asked to preview his remarks to the UN, the President is reflecting on last year's visit. Hoping to control coverage, President Trump posted today effective immediately. I am banning fake news CNN, MS Now, and Politico from the White House as a result of their

What did Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer say about media manipulation and democracy?

Luke Thomas 0:41
Constant reporting fake news.
Unknown 0:43
It's really just cumulative stories over the last two years you get sick of it.
Luke Thomas 0:48
For decades, CNN, like Fox, has been part of a rotating five network TV pool with crews traveling with the president all around the world.
Roxanne Evans 0:58
Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer said on X quote at Donald Trump this is democracy you will not be able to m manipulate the news or hide the truth. Vice President J.D. Vance hoped to give some Republican candidates a boost in Iowa today.
Kristen Goodwin 1:12
Vice President JD Vance touting Republican candidates, including Zach Lane for Iowa governor.
J.D. Vance 1:17
He's not plotting constantly on how to get into the next bigger and higher office.

How is Vice President JD Vance supporting Republican candidates in the Iowa governor race?

J.D. Vance 1:22
He is a man of conviction, and he's a man who cannot be bought or told by anyone what to do.
Kristen Goodwin 1:29
Telling a crowd in Council Bluffs, Lane, a farmer, believes in strong families and is committed to putting parents in charge of their kids' education.
J.D. Vance 1:37
Let's get him in the governor's mansion and let's put him to work for the state of Iowa.
Kristen Goodwin 1:44
Lane faces Democrat Rob Sand, the state auditor, in November, who has been campaigning on public safety and cutting costs. Kristen Goodwin, Fox News. And investor War Buffett stepped down. America's
Roxanne Evans 1:56
listening to Fox News. President Trump has announced that all fifty states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, have signed on to participate in his most favored nation's Medicaid drug pricing model.

What is the President’s new Medicaid drug‑pricing program and how will it affect states?

Roxanne Evans 2:11
He made the announcement in front of reporters in the Oval Office Friday.
Unknown 2:15
We take historic action to officially extend the benefits of our most favored nation agreements on prescription drug prices to state Medicaid programs all across the nation. They're going into the States and the States are gonna look very good.
Roxanne Evans 2:30
The Most Favored Nations program aims to lower drug prices to those paid by comparably developed country nations. The program will be used by all Medicaid programs across the country. And the White House now using Operation Economic Outcast to sanction Iran's cryptocurrency, which largely funds the IRGC's operations. Fox Business is Edward Lawrence with details at the White House.
Edward Lawrence 2:53
This is the first time that the Treasury Department has using Operation Economic Outcast to crack down on a digital asset.

How is the Treasury’s Operation Economic Outcast targeting Iran’s cryptocurrency funding?

Edward Lawrence 3:00
The sanctions here are that the Trump administration is calling a bit in exchange called Bitbank that is processing fees for ships going through the Strait of Hormuz. The sanctions say that the bank then routes hundreds of millions of dollars into the IRGC for the ships passing through the strait. Treasury Secretary Scott Besson says, designations of Iranian digital asset infrastructure make it perfectly clear that efforts to finance the Iranian regime using cryptocurrencies are not beyond OFAC's reach.
Roxanne Evans 3:29
And while the White House is putting economic pressure on Iran Democrats, quick to point out, the pressures on Americans at gas prices continue to surge. Cuba has been hit by yet another blackout. Millions of people across the island are without electricity after its power grid collapsed. The Minister of Energy and Mines announced the blackout on its official ex account, but did not mention a cause. I'm Roxanne Evans. And this is Fox News.

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