Does Trump's war with CNN help or hurt him? Dems fight against data center fixes
President Trump announces a White House ban on CNN, MS NOW, and Politico, but Obama once removed Fox News, too. On the September 21, 2026 episode of The 10 Minute Drill, we compare how the two presidents have handled adversarial media, and why some reporters say the Obama years were worse than most people remember.
Also in this episode:
- The Senate fight over the Ratepayer Protection Act: Democrats block Sen. Jon Husted's data center bill before the midterms, and what it means for his Ohio Senate race against Sherrod Brown
- Democrats pivot to "fight the Paramount merger to save democracy,"…
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