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Major US television networks are preparing to resume coverage of President Trump after the White House TV pool went dark amid a standoff between the administration and CNN, which has been excluded from access. Network leaders consider an indefinite suspension of coverage untenable, and are moving to restart broadcasts even as CNN remains shut out, raising fresh questions about press access and fairness.

Five broadcast networks in the White House press pool have suspended their coverage of the administration. The move affects pooled television coverage of presidential events and marks an escalation in tensions between the press corps and the White House. Details about the networks' reasons and the administration's response were not immediately available.

CNN says the network was excluded from the press pool aboard Air Force One for President Trump's Saturday trip to a college football game, raising fresh concerns about the administration's treatment of media access. The episode has drawn attention amid ongoing tensions between the White House and CNN and renewed debate over presidential transparency and press freedom.