A federal judge has temporarily granted continued White House access to three news organizations while legal challenges over the administration’s press restrictions proceed. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has halted Microsoft’s participation in a visa program, alleging systemic misuse of the process. Separately, Ukraine reports a deadly Russian airstrike on civilian buses in an eastern city, marking the latest escalation in the ongoing conflict.


In our news wrap Thursday, a federal judge extended White House access for three news outlets until a final ruling on President Trump's press ban is reached, the Trump administration is suspending Microsoft from a green card program, accusing the tech giant of abusing the system and Ukraine says a Russian guided bomb killed at least 33 people on public buses in the eastern city of Kramatorsk.