On Tuesday, after Donald Trump banned POLITICO from the White House alongside CNN and MS NOW, the White House press office dispatched a letter to the Rosslyn-based news organization attempting to justify the president's actions. In the letter, made public through a government court filing, the White House accused POLITICO of publishing stories that "have threatened national security and/or spread falsehoods.”
The White House singled out six stories published by POLITICO, including a June 2026 article that cited a "senior administration official" who put the odds of the U.S. striking a deal with Iran to end the war at between 80 and 85 percent. That senior administration official, Status has learned, was none other than Vice President JD Vance.
Indeed, Vance not only briefed POLITICO on the state of the Iran deal talks, but…
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