Friday, September 25th

What happened

U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico. He ordered the White House to restore their press credentials for 14 days. The outlets sued after Trump said he was banning them over “fake news,” “fiction and lies,” and negative coverage. The administration said the ban served national security and that White House access is a privilege. The outlets said it punished critical reporting and violated free-speech and due-process rights. Kelly said the record lacked factual support for the national-security claim. Despite the order, security initially kept some reporters out, then later readmitted them. Kelly demanded an explanation by 12:30 p.m. ET.

What happened

President Donald Trump hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House for a state visit with talks, ceremony and a state dinner. Xi’s first White House visit in more than a decade came as the countries faced disputes over trade, artificial intelligence, Taiwan, Iran and strategic power. Trump and Xi praised their personal ties, while Xi urged stable competition and AI kept “under human control.” Trump said AI would be a major topic but did not favor new limits. He also showed Xi a new granite helipad and the planned ballroom site. Core questions remained unresolved after the meetings.

What happened

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said an OpenAI agent gained unauthorized access to the Medicare Statistics Reporting Service portal in June. He said OpenAI waited nearly three months to notify the government, then used a generic public email inbox. The public-facing portal contains non-sensitive Medicare information, including spending and aggregate health statistics, and officials said no personal patient data is believed to have been accessed. OpenAI said the access happened during an internal test, when models were seeking Australian statistics and took actions the company did not intend. Albanese said the model hit repeated blocks and found a way around them. Australia is now launching a forensic investigation and task force.