- Secretary of State Marco Rubio attended a press reception in New York City where he mingled with journalists from outlets recently banned from the White House by President Trump.
- The ban targeted reporters from CNN, MS NOW, and POLITICO, prompting the three outlets to file a federal lawsuit against Trump and top White House officials.
- Following CNN's exclusion from its scheduled pool duties, the major television pool announced a pause on covering certain events during Trump's visit to the UN General Assembly.
- Rubio stated the White House ban was an internal executive decision and noted that he does not filter media outlets from attending State Department press conferences.
- During a television interview, Rubio defended Trump's frustration with the press while accusing some U.S. news coverage of sounding as if it supports Iran.
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