On Wednesday afternoon, a federal judge will weigh whether President Donald Trump can bar CNN, MS Now, and Politico from the White House after saying their coverage was unfair and amounted to “fake news.”

The decision, which could have a quick turnaround following Wednesday’s hearing, is likely to turn less on the president’s broad authority to control access to secure White House spaces than on why he used it against these three outlets.

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