White House restores Jim Acosta's press pass, ending court fight

By Jan Wolfe
CNN's Jim Acosta's enters the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., after a judge ordered the Trump Administration to return his press pass. On Friday, November 16, 2018. (Photo by Cheriss May/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - The White House on Monday said it had made a final decision to restore press credentials for CNN reporter Jim Acosta, ending a court fight, the network said. The decision came three days after a judge in Washington ordered the Trump administration to temporarily restore the journalist's press pass, which was revoked after a contentious news conference with the president. The decision reverses a Friday letter by the White House that said Acosta's press pass could be revoked again right after the judge's temporary order expired. (Reporting by Jan Wolfe; editing by Jonathan Oatis)