{"podcast":{"title":"Headlines From The Times","slug":"headlines-from-the-times-3133412","podcast_index_feed_id":3133412,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/_lj7xUNU","website_url":"https://the-times.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/7bdcf444-5425-4ae3-8001-921cdaf40315/79f1288d-d3f5-4c7d-9e04-a98b290c1969/3000x3000/la25-thetimes-keyart-3000x3000-fnl.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"L.A. Times Studios","episode_count":600,"summary":"Get essential Los Angeles Times news highlights from the L.A. Times Studios in “Headlines From The Times.” Each episode brings you a bite-sized breakdown of the day’s top news stories and biggest headlines from California and beyond. From politics and climate to entertainment and food, you’ll get the basics behind the trending topics and key news stories that matter most.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-23T18:17:11.610120+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/headlines-from-the-times-3133412"},"episode":{"title":"Trump Sued Over White House Press Ban","slug":"trump-sued-over-white-house-press-ban","published_at":"2026-09-22T22:28:46+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/headlines-from-the-times-3133412/trump-sued-over-white-house-press-ban","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/headlines-from-the-times-3133412","url":"https://the-times.simplecast.com/episodes/trump-sued-over-white-house-press-ban-PGPij99e","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/l7UHKpkhi4bKJvef7xe6/injector.simplecastaudio.com/28bbf107-050b-441e-ba20-c23cec8cd269/episodes/df66444a-9bcd-4f51-be70-ef14a52f71a0/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=28bbf107-050b-441e-ba20-c23cec8cd269&awEpisodeId=df66444a-9bcd-4f51-be70-ef14a52f71a0&feed=_lj7xUNU","summary":"CNN, MS NOW and Politico are suing the Trump administration after their reporters were denied entry to the White House and stripped of their press credentials. The news organizations say the credentials were pulled without “notice or process,” while President Trump says he's blocking them over reporting he calls \"fake news.\" The case has been assigned to the same federal judge who sided with CNN in 2018 when one of its journalists was blocked from covering the White House, and a hearing is set for Wednesday. Meanwhile, the White House press pool, which includes CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox, suspended its shared coverage of the president on Monday in solidarity. And, California’s High-Speed Rail Authority approved more than half a million dollars in wasteful and unexplained travel spending that included first-class and premium flights, international travel and rideshare trips to an escape room, a night club and a cigar lounge in Washington, D.C., according to a new report. The authority spent more than $2 million in travel costs for four consulting firms from June 2024 to April 2026, according to the report released this week by the agency’s inspector general. In addition, the authority failed to comply with state law requiring it to consider the business need for travel before approving it, the report said. Read more at https://www.latimes.com","meta_description":"CNN, MS NOW and Politico are suing the Trump administration after their reporters were denied entry to the White House and stripped of their press credent…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":281,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/headlines-from-the-times-3133412/episodes/trump-sued-over-white-house-press-ban/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/headlines-from-the-times-3133412/trump-sued-over-white-house-press-ban.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}