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White House deputy chief of staff and de facto communications director Bill Shine has stepped down to join the Trump campaign, press secretary Sarah Sanders announced in a statement. #CNN #News

In a case whose title sums up the hostile relations between the Trump administration and the media – Cable News Network, Inc V Donald J Trump – rival lawyers for CNN and the US government tussled over two hours of argument about the nature of political reporting and free speech. Play Video 1:41 The dramatic courtroom battle was prompted by the contentious decision of the White House last week to revoke media access to CNN’s chief White house correspondent, Jim Acosta, following a confrontation at a press conference between the reporter and Trump. James Burnham, a justice department attorney presenting the White House case, told the court: “As for CNN, I don’t think there’s any harm at all.” He said that Acosta had had his credentials removed not for reasons relating to his coverage or views, but because of his objectionable and disruptive behavior at the press conference. Soon after the press conference, Acosta’s pass was suspended until further notice. The cable network said the move was the “culmination of years of hostility by President Trump against CNN and Acosta based on the contents of their reporting – an unabashed attempt to censor the press and exclude reporters from the White House who challenge and dispute the President’s point of view.” The news outlet cast its legal action in the broadest context of press freedom, arguing that Trump had violated the first amendment of the US constitution guaranteeing press freedom. CNN warned that “the revocation of Acosta’s credentials is only the beginning; as the President explained, there ‘could be others also’ who get their credentials revoked.” A few hours before Wednesday’s hearing, Trump further inflamed the row by telling the rightwing news site The Daily Caller that “guys like Acosta” were “bad for the country”. Fox News broke ranks with the president, putting out a statement in support of its cable news rival that said that White House press access should “never be weaponized”. The Department of Justice filed a 28-page memo with the DC court hours before Wednesday’s hearing in which it dispensed with decades of precedent and tradition by arguing that it was entirely up to the US president to decide which journalists could gain access to the White House. How Sarah Sanders became Trump's liar-in-chief Read more “The President and the White House possess … broad discretion to regulate access to the White House for journalists,” the memo said. “The broad discretion necessarily includes discretion over which journalists receive on-demand access to the White House grounds and special access during White House travel.” The White House justification for taking such a hardline against Acosta was notably different in Wednesday’s court filing than in previous public statements.

White House stops CNN reporter from attending a Rose Garden event. Shepard Smith shares his thoughts on Fox News Channel. FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to delivering breaking news as well as political and…

Vanity Fair’s Gabe Sherman joins to discuss the new member of the White House Communications team, a former Fox News executive, and how much sway he has over the administration’s message. Sherman notes the hire is proof that “Fox News…

Gabriel Sherman, special correspondent for Vanity Fair, discusses the history of Fox News as a platform for Republicans, and Donald Trump's appointment of disgraced Fox News executive Bill Shine as White House deputy chief of staff for communications. » Subscribe…

The White House announces former Fox News executive Bill Shine, who was ousted from Fox over his alleged mishandling of sexual harassment, will join the Trump administration as Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications. Reporter Megan Twohey who reported on…

-Written by Elaine Godfrey (@elainejgodfrey) Today in 5 Lines Embattled Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt resigned. The White House announced that Bill Shine, the former co-president of Fox News and Fox Business Network, will serve as an assistant to President Trump and deputy chief of staff for communications. He’s expected to announce his pick on Monday. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said that as many as 3,000 migrant children separated from their parents at the U.S. border are still in government custody. The agency is in the process of reuniting families to meet deadlines imposed by a court order last week. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo left for North Korea to discuss plans for denuclearization. Today on The Atlantic A Fork in the Road: Democrats are divided over which voters to prioritize in 2018. (Jack Schneider) Not Special: Both parties have abandoned American exceptionalism, argues Peter Beinart: “Democrats don’t think America lives up to liberal democratic ideals. Republicans don’t think Americans need to.” Snapshot What We’re Reading Pretty Please? : Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer reportedly urged Trump in a phone call to nominate federal Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court.

Former Fox News executive Bill Shine signs on as deputy chief of staff for communications. FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to delivering breaking news as well as political and business news. The number one…

Watch LIVE at 6pm EST: President Trump holds a campaign rally hours after announcing EPA chief Scott Pruitt's resignation, reportedly accompanied by ex-Fox News executive Bill Shine. Trump is in Montana on behalf of Republican Senate candidate Matthew Rosendale, campaigning…

Former Fox News Co-President Bill Shine has joined the Trump White House as assistant to the president and deputy chief of staff for communications, White House says. Shine resigned from Fox News in May 2017 following Bill O’Reilly and Roger…