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CNN’s Manu Raju reports from Maine, where Democrats see a prime opportunity to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins amid President Trump’s unpopularity in the state. But Collins has overcome a difficult national political environment before, leaving Democrats wary that she could prevail again and defeat the party's nominee, Troy Jackson.

CNN's Betsy Klein provided live analysis moments after her press pass was seized by Secret Service at White House's checkpoint. MS NOW and Politico were also denied access after the president said Friday he was banning the news organizations.

Senate Democrats just blocked an AI data center bill that had overwhelming bipartisan support. CNN’s Annie Grayer explains how Republicans may use that to their advantage.

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who served as White House press secretary during the first Trump administration, defended President Donald Trump's access to the media on Friday when reporters asked her about his threat to ban CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said that he “continues to have a conversation” with President Trump after being asked if the two will meet during the week of the UN General Assembly.

President Donald Trump claimed Friday that he is “banning” CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House. He said it was “effective immediately," but there was no indication his administration had taken any steps to follow through and CNN reporters remained in their White House workspace into Friday evening. CNN said in a statement that it "stands fully behind our White House team and their fair and accurate reporting."

A video posted on TikTok shows ICE officers pulling a teen from a car and one officer repeatedly punching him before detaining him in Alamo, Texas. The mother of the teen driving the car told CNN the two were on their way to enlist in the US Marines when the incident occurred.

CNN记者马努·拉朱从缅因州报道，鉴于特朗普总统在该州支持率低迷，民主党人认为这是一个绝佳的机会，可以击败共和党参议员苏珊·柯林斯。但柯林斯此前曾在艰难的全国政治环境下胜出，这让民主党人担心她可能再次获胜，并击败该党候选人特洛伊·杰克逊。

CNN记者贝齐·克莱因在白宫检查站被特勤局没收记者证后，立即进行了现场分析。此前，总统周五宣布禁止MS NOW和Politico等新闻机构进入白宫，这两家机构也被拒绝进入。

参议院民主党人刚刚否决了一项获得压倒性两党支持的人工智能数据中心法案。CNN的安妮·格雷尔解释了共和党人可能会如何利用这一点。

阿肯色州州长萨拉·赫卡比·桑德斯曾在特朗普第一任政府时期担任白宫新闻秘书，周五，当记者问及特朗普威胁禁止 CNN、MS NOW 和 Politico 进入白宫时，她为特朗普总统接触媒体的权利进行了辩护。

纽约市市长佐兰·马姆达尼在被问及他和特朗普总统是否会在联合国大会期间会面时表示，他“仍在与特朗普总统进行对话”。

周五，唐纳德·特朗普总统声称他已“禁止”CNN、MS NOW和Politico进入白宫。他表示该禁令“立即生效”，但没有任何迹象表明他的政府采取了任何后续措施，CNN记者周五晚间仍留在白宫办公区。CNN在一份声明中表示，“我们完全支持我们的白宫团队及其公正准确的报道。”

一段发布在TikTok上的视频显示，在德克萨斯州阿拉莫，美国移民及海关执法局（ICE）官员将一名青少年从车里拖出来，其中一名官员多次殴打他，随后将其拘留。驾驶车辆的青少年的母亲告诉CNN，事发时两人正准备前往美国海军陆战队报到。