Scott Nover

Scott Nover

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Media Reporter, The Washington Post • scott.nover@washpost.com • Signal: scottnover.99

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Scott Nover
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Happy Monday! As always, I'm available at scottnover.99 on signal if you have any juicy tips about the media or its relationship with the government.

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NEW: Press groups on Monday sued the Trump administration, alleging in federal court that attempting to bar media outlets from the White House violates the First Amendment rights of ordinary citizens to access information about the U.S. government. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

washingtonpost.comWhite House is sued again over media bans as press groups seek wider injunctionThe new lawsuit says that prohibitions like the ones aimed at CNN, MS NOW and Politico — which a judge has paused — violate the rights of ordinary citizens.
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Very proud that our investigative story on the killing of Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil was recognized as a finalist for an @amejaglobal.bsky.social award last night. All the credit to colleagues @megkelly.bsky.social, Suzan Haidamous, and Mohamad El Chamaa and our excellent editors.

washingtonpost.comAn airstrike trapped a journalist. She died as rescuers waited for permission to save her.A Post reconstruction of Amal Khalil’s final hours in Lebanon found that Israel’s military denied rescuers access to her during a key period when she was still alive.
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NEW: A government contractor is suing the Small Business Administration and after it barred the company from federal contracting following an undercover sting video by right-wing activist. James O'Keefe. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

washingtonpost.comA right-wing activist ensnared a federal contractor. Now it’s fighting back.The company says in a lawsuit against the Small Business Administration that it lost a crucial agency designation after James O’Keefe’s hidden-camera ploy.
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New: The White House has taken aggressive new swipes at the press — barring The Independent reporter Andrew Feinberg from press pool duty, and sending a threatening letter to Politico about its Susie Wiles coverage. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

washingtonpost.comWhite House takes new swipes at press, blocking a reporter and threatening an outletThe moves mark the latest attempt by the White House to push back on coverage it dislikes by revoking access normally granted to members of the media.
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Christiane Amanpour, who previously voiced concerns about David Ellison’s takeover of CNN, is leaving the network after 43 years. She said in a statement that she will be "rooting for CNN and maintaining its history of independent journalism." www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

washingtonpost.comChristiane Amanpour is leaving CNN after 43 yearsThe network’s chief international anchor had voiced concerns about David Ellison’s takeover of the network in the wake of an “ideological realignment” at CBS News.
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Update: The White House called the ruling "misguided" and said the government plans to appeal. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

washingtonpost.comJudge deals another blow to Trump’s White House media bansThe president excluded CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House last month before a judge intervened.
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NEW: Judge deals another blow to Trump’s White House media bans, granting preliminary injunction sought by CNN, MS NOW and Politico www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

washingtonpost.comJudge deals another blow to Trump’s White House media bansThe president banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House last month before a judge intervened.
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Breaking: Judge grants preliminary injunction in CNN, MS NOW and Politico's case against the White House, dealing another blow to Donald Trump's attempted bans of the outlets.

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New: White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia calls herself a lawyer. There’s no evidence she was admitted to practice law in the United States, and legal experts say foreign citizens cannot take the bar in China. My deep dive: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

washingtonpost.comKatie Zacharia calls herself a lawyer. Legal experts aren’t sure.There’s no evidence the new White House press secretary was admitted to practice law in the United States.
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Update: The judge set a status conference for tomorrow morning to discuss whether the government violated the TRO by airing Trump ads for hours after the court-mandated deadline passed.

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UPDATE: The Justice Department apologized to the court and the plaintiffs, saying that it emailed DHS lawyers but they didn't see the message until the morning. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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UPDATE: The Justice Department apologized to the court and the plaintiffs, saying that it emailed DHS lawyers but they didn't see the message until the morning. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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NEW: The plaintiffs fighting against the Trump administration's campaign-style ads filed a notice with the court alerting it to The Washington Post's reporting earlier today, which revealed the government ran ads many hours after the Sunday evening deadline imposed by the judge.

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NEW: The plaintiffs fighting against the Trump administration's campaign-style ads filed a notice with the court alerting it to The Washington Post's reporting earlier today, which revealed the government ran ads many hours after the Sunday evening deadline imposed by the judge.

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Update: The White House said that DHS didn't receive the notice in time to cancel the ad buys, and said they will be paid for by outside groups in the future. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

washingtonpost.comTrump blew past deadline to halt running taxpayer-funded campaign-style adsA coalition of nonprofits had sued, calling the ads “propaganda.” The president has said campaign funds would be used to pay for the commercials going forward.
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NEW: Trump blew past the deadline to halt running taxpayer-funded campaign-style ads. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

washingtonpost.comTrump blew past deadline to halt running taxpayer-funded campaign-style adsA coalition of nonprofits had sued, calling the ads “propaganda.” The president has said campaign funds would be used to pay for the commercials going forward.
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Happening now: U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly hears arguments in the White House media ban case. Lawyers for CNN, MS NOW and Politico are asking the judge to convert issue a preliminary injunction, extending the order that prevented these bans from taking effect.

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The close the loop: The judge extended the TRO until Tuesday, when he expects to rule on the PI. (Just a logistical thing.) He seemed to reiterate that he's bound be precedent in the circuit.

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UPDATE: After deciding this weekend to block Politico from riding on Air Force One, White House staffers called numerous outlets to ask one to fill the primary print slot for the out-of-town pool rotation. Each of those outlets declined to step in. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

washingtonpost.comWhite House blocks Politico from Air Force One trip, cannot secure replacementPresident Donald Trump will travel without a primary print pool reporter for the first time in recent memory.
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New: Karoline Leavitt, who as White House press secretary was a firebrand defender of President Donald Trump, is joining Fox News as a contributor. Fox agreed to build a studio in her home in New Hampshire, where she recently moved. w/ @cqzakrz.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

washingtonpost.comFormer White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt joins Fox News as a contributorLeavitt left her post as Donald Trump’s top spokesperson in August.

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Government efficiency! Thanks for reporting this out, @scottnover.bsky.social—no doubt the State Department was hoping no one would learn "how much the Trump administration effort to shutter the government-funded news outlet has cost taxpayers."

washingtonpost.comTrump administration is paying $1.6 million a week to keep Voice of America staff on leaveHundreds of VOA staffers have been on paid leave since the agency sidelined them in March 2025.
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New: More than a year after Trump attempted to dismantle Voice of America, the gov't is paying an estimated $1.6 million a week to keep 420 of its staffers on administrative leave, according to July numbers revealed in a State Department IG report. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

washingtonpost.comTrump administration is paying $1.6 million a week to keep Voice of America staff on leaveHundreds of VOA staffers have been on paid leave since the agency sidelined them in March 2025.
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Good morning! Will it be a more normal week on the media beat? Hopefully! Maybe! Probably not! If things get weird or you have tips, I'm at scottnover.99 on Signal.

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New: Network television cameras on Friday resumed shooting and distributing footage of President Donald Trump, one day after CNN — one of the five members of the White House TV pool — had its White House press access reinstated by a court order. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

washingtonpost.comWhite House TV pool resumes coverage of Trump after CNN regains accessNetworks banded together to suspend coverage after CNN was banned from the White House. CNN’s access was restored by a judge Thursday morning.
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NEW: Journalists for CNN, MS NOW and Politico remained banned Thursday morning, hours after a federal judge ordered their access restored. These journalists were turned away and, in some cases, had credentials confiscated. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

washingtonpost.comCNN, Politico, MS NOW journalists barred from White House after judge blocks Trump’s banU.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly ordered the White House to temporarily restore the journalists' credentials and said the ban was probably unconstitutional.