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CNN, MS NOW and Politico have filed a lawsuit against President Trump for violating their constitutional rights. His administration cut access to the White House for the networks’ journalists, accusing them of covering him unfairly. The lawsuit argues that the news organizations’ First Amendment rights protect them from punishment by the federal government for their speech. Major TV networks supported CNN, which was supposed to provide shared pool coverage of Trump’s departure from the White House and visit to the United Nations in New York City. CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox were not listed for pool coverage in the White House daily briefing.

• 🎧 Trump has pressured news organizations throughout his second term with lawsuits and regulatory threats. This latest move has sparked a strong, unified response, NPR’s Brian Mann tells Up First. Beyond the major networks, organizations including The New York Times, NPR and The Washington Post announced they would suspend use of pool photographs and audio until further notice. A hearing for the lawsuit is set for Wednesday. With just over 40 days before the midterm elections, many of Trump’s Republican allies are urging him to focus on voter issues instead of his grievances with journalists.

Trump is set to address world leaders today at the United Nations General Assembly. With approval ratings below 40% — partly due to economic concerns stemming from the war in Iran — Trump is seeking to boost his image just ahead of the midterms. The president’s high-profile week of diplomacy will also see him hosting Chinese President Xi Jinping in the nation’s capital.

• 🎧 Trump plans to present himself as a peacemaker and highlight various deals he’s brokered globally, according to conversations NPR’s Franco Ordoñez has had with the White House. Ordoñez says Trump is likely to defend his Iran policy and highlight his new security agreement with Denmark regarding Greenland. The Iranian president will also be at the event and is set to speak tomorrow. Richard Fontaine, who served in the George W. Bush administration, told Ordoñez that meaningful diplomacy will happen in private meetings rather than at the U.N. Security Council or General Assembly. Trump has scheduled one-on-one discussions with Gulf leaders, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, British Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodríguez.

Paramount’s owners have agreed to concessions with 12 Democratic state attorneys general to resolve an antitrust lawsuit that threatened the biggest merger in Hollywood history. Pending a judge’s approval, Paramount will operate Warner Bros. Studios and Paramount Pictures separately for now. Together, they will release at least 30 films per year for the next two years and 32 films per year for the following three years, with financial penalties for noncompliance. They will also invest an extra $300 million each year to produce movies in the U.S. Paramount has also agreed to create a board to establish editorial independence for CBS, which it runs, and CNN, which is currently run by Warner Bros.