The White House is moving to block CNN from providing its scheduled television pool coverage of President Trump on Thursday, according to a source familiar with the situation. This decision comes despite a recent court order that addressed the network's access to the White House grounds.

Television pool duty involves a rotating group of journalists from various networks who cover the president's movements and events, sharing the footage and information with other news organizations. By blocking CNN from this role, the administration is effectively preventing the network from serving as the primary source of visual and audio information for the press corps during that specific window of time.

While the specific legal reasoning behind the administration's decision to bypass the recent court order remains unclear, the move signals a continued escalation in the tension between the White House and the network. The administration has not yet released an official statement detailing why they are defying the court's directive or how they intend to handle the resulting gap in the press pool rotation.