A federal judge handed President Donald Trump a small win Wednesday in his ongoing feud with legacy media, refusing to rule immediately from the bench on whether to restore White House access to CNN, Politico and MSNOW. 

The three outlets sued the White House earlier this week after Trump banned them from the White House over their coverage of his administration.

The lawsuit argues that presidents have long had adversarial relationships with reporters and haven't always agreed with what the press is reporting, but the "Constitution protects the liberty and property interests that news organizations and White House reporters have in their press credentials and the access those credentials afford them to cover the White House for the benefit of the public." 

U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly kept the ban in place while he weighed both sides of the case but seemed skeptical of the administration’s arguments that the outlets' coverage of the Iran war and ballroom construction could amount to a national security risk.

Kelly, a Trump appointee, said he would try to issue a ruling "as soon as I can," and will take the arguments under advisement. He can issue the ruling at any time.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.