Gates Foundation Coalition Tackling AI Language Gap (Connecting the Dots: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, Google, Mark Suzman, Russia, Russia, Russia, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr & The Carnegie/Soros Network)

Gates Foundation Coalition Tackling AI Language Gap (Connecting the Dots: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, Google, Mark Suzman, Russia, Russia, Russia, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr & The Carnegie/Soros Network)

Newsmax.com

Monday, 21 September 2026 12:50 PM EDT

https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/artificial-intelligence-anthropic-openai/2026/09/21/id/1270129/

The Gates Foundation is convening Anthropic, Google, the OpenAI Foundation, and dozens of other organizations to help make artificial intelligence more accessible in underrepresented languages.

The partners — 60 in total, according to Monday's announcement — include frontier AI laboratories, corporations, philanthropies and others already working to expand the number of languages available in AI tools that the Gates Foundation believes could combat global inequality.

The coalition aims to reach more than 3 billion people over five years by better coordinating existing efforts.

It's work that must continue "full speed ahead," according to Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman, even as some of the largest AI companies urge their industry to slow down development of advanced models.

Governments must regulate risks involving cybersecurity and children's development, he said, while they extend AI's humanitarian applications to underserved communities currently "shut out" from the technology.

"Even if AI was frozen right now — which I don't expect and I am not calling for — we would want to be building these language sets and making them usable with the tools that we have available right now," Suzman told The Associated Press.

The collaboration follows last week's Goalkeepers report, in which the foundation committed at least $1 billion toward AI-focused efforts to improve health outcomes, upgrade educational tools, and inform small farmers' practices around the world.

Unrepresentative language data could lead a model to mistranslate a pregnant Malawian woman saying her "water has broken" into the direct English that she'd "thrown away water," the report warned.

The "original sin" is that many AI tools were trained on language data scraped from the internet, according to Mozilla Data Collective CEO EM Lewis-Jong, whose company was incubated by the Mozilla Foundation and is now a subsidiary of the not-for-profit Mozilla.org.

The data-sharing platform seeks to help communities upload cultural and linguistic datasets on their own terms rather than have that data taken from the web without their explicit consent.

"The internet is not a representative space," she said. "Why would you think that you were going to get a culturally diverse and representative system out of something that was predominantly trained on Reddit?"

Details such as the coalition's governance are still being developed, according to Suzman. A secretariat will track each signatory's commitments and the Gates Foundation may encourage partners to fill larger gaps when necessary.

Google, a member of the coalition, has been funding an effort to collect more than 150,000 hours of audio across every district in India. Known as Project Vaani, the push underscores the need to gather speech data representing dialects within languages, according to Google senior vice president James Manyika. To get there, he said, Google is working with local partners to record speech in the field.

Anthropic, whose CEO published an essay calling for industrywide cooperation on decelerating advancements, was already working with the foundation to accelerate vaccine developments and bolster its chatbot's dataset of local crops.

Elizabeth Kelly, the head of beneficial deployments at Anthropic, acknowledged the company's products "lag in many African languages in particular."

"We're acutely aware that we can't achieve any of the benefits we want to see in terms of improving patient outcomes or improving literacy and numeracy for students across the globe unless we actually get this language piece right," she said.

Connecting the Dots:

Eric E. Schmidt was the CEO for Google, a funder for the New America Foundation and is the chairman of the New America Foundation.

Alan B. Davidson was a senior policy counsel for Google Inc. and is a fellow at the New America Foundation.

Google Inc. was a funder for the New America Foundation.

Jonathan Soros is a director at the New America Foundation, George Soros’s son and was the vice chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and is Jonathan Soros’s father.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the New America Foundation and the International Rescue Committee.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was a funder for the New America Foundation and the International Rescue Committee.

Mark Suzman is the president of global policy for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and a director at the ONE Campaign.

Michael R. Bloomberg was a donor for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and is an advocate for the ONE Campaign.

International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.

Michelle Obama was an advocate for the ONE Campaign and married to Barack Obama.

Howard G. Buffett is a director at the ONE Campaign and Warren E. Buffett’s son.

Susan A. Buffett is a director at the ONE Campaign and Warren E. Buffett’s daughter.

Warren E. Buffett is Howard G. Buffett & Susan A. Buffett’s father, a friend of William H. Gates III, a trustee & major donor for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and an adviser at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank). 

Michael Douglas is a friend of George Soros and a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Paul S. Otellini is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank) and a director at Google Inc.

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the founder of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Victoria Ransom is a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and was a director of product for Google Inc.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank). 

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, a friend of Michael Douglas, a member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the International Rescue Committee. 

William H. Gates III is a member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition, a friend of Warren E. Buffett and a co-chair for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was a funder for the International Rescue Committee.

Mark Suzman is the president of global policy for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and a director at the ONE Campaign.

Michael R. Bloomberg is an advocate for the ONE Campaign, the founder of Bloomberg LP and was a donor for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was a funder for the International Rescue Committee.

Harold E. Ford Jr. was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and is a political commentator at MSNBC.

Mark Halperin In 2010, Halperin joined MSNBC, becoming the senior political analyst and a contributor, the founding editor for Bloomberg Politics and is Morton H. Halperin’s son.

Bloomberg Politics is a division of Bloomberg LP.

Debt AIDS Trade Africa is a merged organization with the ONE Campaign.

Morton H. Halperin is a director at the ONE Campaign, a senior adviser for the Soros Open Society Foundations, a director at the Debt AIDS Trade Africa, Mark Halperin’s father, served with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), was a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), the Center for American Progress, the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the Center for American Progress.

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and a supporter for the Center for American Progress.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), the Center for American Progress and the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was a funder for the Center for American Progress and the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Google Inc. was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

Google Inc. was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Sheryl K. Sandberg was a VP for Google Inc, a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and is a director at the ONE Campaign.

Lawrence H. Summers was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and is a director at the ONE Campaign.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and is a director at the ONE Campaign.

Helene D. Gayle is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a director at the ONE Campaign.

Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), a senior counsel for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, Valerie B. Jarrett’s great uncle and was the president of the Economic Club of Washington.

Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP was the lobby firm for Google Inc.

David M. Rubenstein is the co-chairman for the Brookings Institution (think tank), the president of the Economic Club of Washington and spent Thanksgiving with Joe Biden.

Cyrus F. Freidheim Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Valerie B. Jarrett is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, Vernon E. Jordan Jr’s great niece, a friend of Michelle Obama and was the senior adviser for the Barack Obama administration.

R. Eden Martin is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago and was counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP, an advocate for the ONE Campaign and a friend of Valerie B. Jarrett.

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.

Cameron F. Kerry is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, John F. Kerry’s brother, Teresa Heinz Kerry’s brother-in-law and a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Newton N. Minow was a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and an honorary trustee at the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the founder for the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, the endowed predecessor schools for the Carnegie Mellon University and the founder of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

Teresa Heinz Kerry is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), Cameron F. Kerry’s sister-in-law, married to John F. Kerry, a trustee at the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh and a life trustee at Carnegie Mellon University.

Google Inc. was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank), the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the Aspen Institute (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank), the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

L. John Doerr is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a director at Google Inc.

Google Inc. was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Victoria Ransom was a director of product for Google Inc and is a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank). 

Paul S. Otellini is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank) and a director at Google Inc.

Michael Douglas is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank) and a friend of George Soros.

Warren E. Buffett is an adviser at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), a friend of William H. Gates III, a trustee & major donor for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Howard G. Buffett & Susan A. Buffett’s father.

Howard G. Buffett is a director at the ONE Campaign and Warren E. Buffett’s son.

Susan A. Buffett is a director at the ONE Campaign and Warren E. Buffett’s daughter.

Mark Suzman is a director at the ONE Campaign and the president of global policy for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Michael R. Bloomberg is an advocate for the ONE Campaign, the founder of Bloomberg LP and was a donor for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was a funder for the International Rescue Committee.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee. 

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and is a member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition.

William H. Gates III is a member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition, a friend of Warren E. Buffett and a co-chair for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was a funder for the New America Foundation.

Eric E. Schmidt was a funder for the New America Foundation the CEO for Google and is the chairman of the New America Foundation.

Alan B. Davidson was a senior policy counsel for Google Inc. and is a fellow at the New America Foundation.

Google Inc. was a funder for the New America Foundation.

Jonathan Soros is a director at the New America Foundation, George Soros’s son and was the vice chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and is Jonathan Soros’s father.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the New America Foundation and the International Rescue Committee.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was a funder for the New America Foundation and the International Rescue Committee.

Mark Suzman is the president of global policy for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and a director at the ONE Campaign.

Michael R. Bloomberg was a donor for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and is an advocate for the ONE Campaign.

International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Victoria Ransom is a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and was a director of product for Google Inc.

Jamie S. Gorelick was a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr.

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr was the lobby firm for Google Inc.
Judge Randolph D. Moss was in private practice at the Washington office of Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale & Dorr, LLP, is a district judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and ruled that President Donald Trump's plan to crack down on asylum claims overstepped his authority.

Judge Theodore D. Chuang served as counsel at the law firm of Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale and Dorr LLP and In March 2025, Chuang ruled that President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

Robert S. Mueller III was a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, a director at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), investigating interference with Russia in the 2016 U.S. election, special counsel investigating Russian ties in the 2016 Donald Trump presidential campaign, a special counsel at the U.S. Department of Justice, James Quarles III assisted him in the Russia probe, Jeannie Rhee assisted him in the Russia collusion probe and Aaron Zebley assisted him in the Russia probe.

James Quarles III was a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr and assisted Robert S. Mueller III in the Russia probe.

Jeannie Rhee is a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, assisted Robert S. Mueller III in the Russia collusion probe and was a deputy assistant attorney general at the U.S. Department of Justice.

Aaron Zebley was a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr and assisted Robert S. Mueller III in the Russia probe.

Jared Kushner’s law firm is Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, Jamie S. Gorelick is his attorney, is the senior adviser to the president for the Donald Trump administration and Donald Trump’s son-in-law.
James F. Collins is a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and was a U.S. ambassador for Russia.

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), Brookings Institution (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Cameron F. Kerry is a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) John F. Kerry’s brother, a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and was an associate at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr.

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.

Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP, an advocate for the ONE Campaign and a friend of Valerie B. Jarrett.

Valerie B. Jarrett is a friend of Michelle Obama, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, Vernon E. Jordan Jr’s great niece and was the senior adviser for the Barack Obama administration.

R. Eden Martin is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago and was counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Newton N. Minow was a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and an honorary trustee at the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the founder for the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, the endowed predecessor schools for the Carnegie Mellon University and the founder of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

Teresa Heinz Kerry is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), Cameron F. Kerry’s sister-in-law, married to John F. Kerry, a trustee at the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh and a life trustee at Carnegie Mellon University.

Google Inc. was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank), the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the Aspen Institute (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank), the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

L. John Doerr is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a director at Google Inc.

Google Inc. was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Resources: Past Research

Google Unleashes 'AI Mode' (Connecting the Dots: Google, Sundar Pichai, Eric Schmidt, The Economic Club of Washington, Vernon E. Jordan Jr., McKinsey & Company & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Google)

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/05/google-unleashes-ai-mode-connecting.html

Warren Buffett Donates Record $6 Billion Berkshire Shares (Connecting the Dots: Warren Buffett, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, ONE Campaign, PBS, John F. Kerry’s Wife & Brother & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation & Mark Suzman)

Sunday, June 29, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/06/warren-buffett-donates-record-6-billion.html

Bill Gates: Spoke With Trump, 'Amazing Things' for Global Health (Connecting the Dot: Bill Gates, The Gates Foundation, Mark Zuckerberg, global health, Obamacare, FDA, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, The Wall Street Journal, 60 Minutes, The Breakthrough Energy Coalition, Facebook & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation & Mark Suzman)

Sunday, January 19, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/01/bill-gates-spoke-with-trump-amazing.html

Musk: '60 Minutes' Staff 'Liars,' 'Deserve Prison' (Connecting the Dots: USAID, CBS, 60 Minutes, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, The Bloomberg Family Foundation, The Commercial Club of Chicago, The FCC & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Michael R. Bloomberg & the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation)

Monday, February 17, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/02/musk-60-minutes-staff-liars-deserve.html

Private foundation (Past Research on the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation & the New America Foundation)

Saturday, January 17, 2015

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2015/01/private-foundation.html

Report: EPA Poised to Repeal Power Plant Carbon Standards (Connecting the Dots: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Michael Bloomberg & The Carnegie/Soros Network) (Past Research on the ONE Campaign)

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2026/09/report-epa-poised-to-repeal-power-plant.html

Dr. Morton Halperin – J Street Education Fund (Connecting the Dots: J Street, Morton Halperin, The Open Society Foundations, Newsmax’s Mark Halperin, Rhonda (Randi) Weingarten, The ONE Campaign, MSNBC, ACLU, The Carnegie & Soros Funding) (Past Research on the ONE Campaign)

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/06/dr-morton-halperin-j-street-education.html

The Valerie Jarrett Power Matrix - Background research (Past Research on Valerie Jarrett)

Friday, December 27, 2013

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-valerie-jarrett-power-matrix.html

The Flexner Report: How Rockefeller Hijacked Medicine To Create A System You Can't Escape (Connecting the Dots: Andrew Carnegie, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, The Rockefeller Foundation & The Carnegie/Soros Network. Updated on 08/20/26) (Past Research on the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, & the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation)

Thursday, August 20, 2026

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-flexner-report-how-rockefeller.html

Judge: Trump's Asylum Changes Exceeded His Authority (Connecting the Dots: The Judges That Hate Trump, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, Russia, Russia, Russia, The Investigators & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Cameron F. Kerry, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr & Russia, Russia, Russia)

Thursday, July 3, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/07/judge-trumps-asylum-changes-exceeded.html

Trump Bans CNN, MS NOW, Politico From White House (Connecting the Dots: CNN, MS NOW, Politico, Media Outlets & The Carnegie/Soros Network)

Trump Bans CNN, MS NOW, Politico From White House (Connecting the Dots: CNN, MS NOW, Politico, Media Outlets & The Carnegie/Soros Network)

The ban is effective immediately, the president said.

The Epoch Times

Zachary Stieber

Senior Reporter

9/18/2026|Updated: 9/19/2026

CNN's broadcast booth in the press area of the White House on Sept. 18, 2026. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-bans-some-news-outlets-from-white-house-6090809

President Donald Trump on Sept. 18 said he has banned three news outlets from the White House.

Trump said on Truth Social that he was, effective immediately, banning CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House “as a result of their constant ‘reporting’ FAKE NEWS!”

The president added: “Media Outlets shouldn’t be able to constantly write or report FICTION and LIES when they’re covering the President of the United States, the Trump Administration, or the United States of America. Other Fake News Media Outlets to follow.”

Trump told reporters at the White House that one example was a story published Friday that went over deals his administration reached with drugmakers but did not mention that the deals had resulted in lower drug prices.

“It’s really just cumulative stories over the last few years,” he said. “You get sick of it, and you call them and ... they purposely write negative news.”

CNN and Politico defended their coverage.

“CNN stands fully behind our White House team and their fair and accurate reporting,” CNN said in a statement. “We have a right under the U.S. Constitution to do that reporting without hindrance or interference from the government. Should the ban which President Trump threatened go ahead, it would be an illegal assault on that fundamental and constitutionally-protected right.”

“POLITICO will continue to fairly report on this White House and future ones. We will vigorously defend our First Amendment rights against any attempt to restrict them,” a Politico spokesperson told The Epoch Times via email.

MS NOW did not respond to a request for comment.

White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) President Jacqui Heinrich said Trump described the move in the Oval Office as a “ban on the free press.”

“The Constitution protects the freedom of the press from government interference. That protection does not depend on whether the president likes a news organization’s coverage, agrees with its reporting, or approves of the questions its journalists ask.” Heinrich said in a post on X.

She said the issue was also about the public’s right to “a full and independent account of the activities, policies and decisions of whoever occupies the nation’s highest office,” and that the WHCA stands with their banned colleagues.

The National Press Club criticized the president’s announcement.

Club President Mark Schoeff Jr. said banning outlets over coverage the administration dislikes “is a clear attempt to control which voices are allowed to witness and report on the exercise of presidential power” and would, if carried out, mark “an unprecedented assault on press freedom.”

The club called on Trump to reverse the declaration immediately, arguing that the First Amendment does not allow the government to pick which journalists may cover the presidency and that the move would pressure other outlets to “soften their coverage.”

Trump previously banned The Associated Press from the Oval Office and other spaces after the outlet declined to change its stylebook to reflect the president’s renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.

A federal judge entered an injunction against the ban, determining that it violated the First Amendment because it discriminated based on The Associated Press’s viewpoint.

But an appeals court in mid-2025 partially stayed the injunction. The court allowed Trump to ban the outlet from the Oval Office, Air Force One, and some other spaces, concluding that “these restricted presidential spaces are not First Amendment fora opened for private speech and discussion” and that the White House “therefore retains discretion to determine, including on the basis of viewpoint, which journalists will be admitted.

Judges also ruled that Trump could not ban reporters from the White House’s East Room. “The identified harms are less clear with respect to the East Room, which does not share the hallmarks of spaces like the Oval Office,” the majority said.

Connecting the Dots:

Ted Turner was the founder of CNN and a co-chairman for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the founder of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Morton H. Halperin served with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), was a director at the Debt AIDS Trade Africa, is Mark Halperin’s father, a senior adviser for the Soros Open Society Foundations and a director at the ONE Campaign.

Debt AIDS Trade Africa is a merged organization with the ONE Campaign.

International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Harold E. Ford Jr. was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and a political commentator at MSNBC (MS NOW).

Tom Brokaw is an overseer for the International Rescue Committee and was an anchor for the NBC Nightly News.

Mary M. Boies is a director at the International Rescue Committee and was the VP for CBS.

Douglas P. Morris is a director at CBS and a director at the Robin Hood Foundation.

Emma Bloomberg was the chief of staff for the Robin Hood Foundation, is a director at the Bloomberg Family Foundation and Michael R. Bloomberg’ daughter.

Michael R. Bloomberg was a donor for the Robin Hood Foundation, is Emma Bloomberg’s father and the founder of the Bloomberg Family Foundation.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Robin Hood Foundation and the Aspen Institute (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Walter Isaacson is the president & CEO for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and was the chairman & CEO for CNN.

Elinor Bunin Munroe was a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a senior designer for CBS.

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Bloomberg Family Foundation was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Michael R. Bloomberg is the founder of the Bloomberg Family Foundation, an advocate for the ONE Campaign and the founder of Bloomberg LP.

International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.

Harold E. Ford Jr. was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and a political commentator at MSNBC (MS NOW).

Mark Halperin In 2010, Halperin joined MSNBC, becoming the senior political analyst a contributor, was the founding editor for Bloomberg Politics and is Morton H. Halperin’s son. 

Bloomberg Politics is a division of Bloomberg LP.

Michael R. Bloomberg is the founder of Bloomberg LP, the founder of the Bloomberg Family Foundation and an advocate for the ONE Campaign.

International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.

Susan A. Buffett is a director at the ONE Campaign and Warren E. Buffett’s daughter.

Howard G. Buffett is a director at the ONE Campaign and Warren E. Buffett’s son.

Warren E. Buffett is Susan A. Buffett & Howard G. Buffett’s & father, an adviser at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank) and was a director for the Washington Post Co.

Washington Post Co. was the owner of the Washington Post.

Ted Turner was a co-chairman for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank) and the founder of CNN.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Robert Kagan was a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and is a columnist for the Washington Post.

Gregory B. Craig is a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), was a lawyer for the Washington Post, a director of policy planning for the U.S. Department of State and the White House counsel for the Barack Obama administration.

Murrey Marder was a reporter for the Washington Post and covered the Alger Hiss trial for Washington Post.

Alger Hiss - New Deal (Past Research)

Friday, May 30, 2014

http://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/05/alger-hiss-new-deal.html

Alger Hiss’s trial was covered by Murrey Marder a reporter for the Washington Post, was a director, Office of Special Political Affairs for the U.S. Department of State, and the president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

German Marshall Fund of the United States (think tank) was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Karen Donfried was the EVP for German Marshall Fund of the United States (think tank) and the senior director for European affairs at the National Security Council for the Barack Obama administration.

Michael B.G. Froman was a fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States (think tank), an assistant to the president for the Barack Obama administration and is Barack Obama’s law school friend.

John F. Harris is a trustee at the German Marshall Fund of the United States (think tank) and the editor in chief for Politico.

Robert L. Allbritton is the publisher for Politico and a board member for the Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation.

Robert S. Strauss is a board member for the Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation, a partner at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP and a senior adviser at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.

Savannah Guthrie was an attorney for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, the White House correspondent for the NBC News and is married to Michael Feldman.

Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget was housed at the New America Foundation.

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder the New America Foundation and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Jonathan Soros is a director at the New America Foundation, George Soros’s son and was the vice chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

George Soros is Jonathan Soros’s father and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the New America Foundation and the Climate Reality Project.

Albert A. Gore Jr. is the chairman for the Climate Reality Project, a partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, was a donor for The Climate Project and Michael Feldman was his deputy director of legislative affairs.

Michael Feldman was Albert A. Gore Jr’s deputy director of legislative affairs and is married to Savannah Guthrie.

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers was a donor for The Climate Project.

The Climate Project is a merged organization with the Climate Reality Project.

Colin L. Powell is the strategic adviser for Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and an overseer for the International Rescue Committee.

International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee and the Robin Hood Foundation.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Tom Brokaw is an overseer for the International Rescue Committee, was an anchor for the NBC Nightly News, and a director at the Robin Hood Foundation.

Brian Williams is the anchor (suspended) for the NBC Nightly News, and a director at the Robin Hood Foundation.

Emma Bloomberg was the chief of staff for the Robin Hood Foundation.

Michael R. Bloomberg was a donor for the Robin Hood Foundation.

Jeff Zucker is a director at the Robin Hood Foundation, the president of CNN Worldwide, was an executive producer for the NBC Nightly News, the CEO for the NBC Universal Television Group, the president & CEO for NBCUniversal, and the executive producer for Today.

Savannah Guthrie is a co-host for Today, married to Michael Feldman, was the White House correspondent for the NBC News and an attorney for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP.

Mark Whitaker was the EVP & managing editor for CNN Worldwide and the SVP & Washington bureau chief for NBC.

Today is an NBC program.

NBC News is a subsidiary of NBC.

NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of NBC.

Sundance Channel is a partner with NBCUniversal.

Robert Redford is a partner with the Sundance Channel, a member of Kappa Sigma and an honorary board member for Green Cross International.

Ted Turner was a member of Kappa Sigma, an honorary board member for Green Cross International, the founder of CNN and the co-chairman for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Michael Douglas is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank) and a friend of George Soros.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, a friend of Michael Douglas, Jonathan Soros’s father and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the Roosevelt Institute.

Jonathan Soros was the vice chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, is George Soros’s son and a senior fellow at the Roosevelt Institute.

Katrina vanden Heuvel was a governor for the Roosevelt Institute, is a director at the Roosevelt Institute, the editor & publisher for The Nation and married to Stephen F. Cohen.

Quentin Schaffer is a governor at the Roosevelt Institute and the EVP for HBO.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Roosevelt Institute and the Aspen Institute (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Walter Isaacson is the president & CEO for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and was the chairman & CEO for CNN.

Ted Turner is the founder of CNN and an honorary board member for Green Cross International.

Ted Sarandos is a fellow at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and the chief content officer for Netflix Inc.

Charles H. Giancarlo was a director at Netflix Inc. and is a managing director for Silver Lake.

Silver Lake Kraftwerk Fund is a fund for Silver Lake and a partner at Soros Fund Management.

Silver Lake Kraftwerk Fund is a fund for Silver Lake and a partner at Soros Fund Management.

George Soros is the founder of Soros Fund Management and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Sundance Institute.

Sally Field is a trustee emeritus at the Sundance Institute and was a trustee at the Sundance Institute. 

Henry W. McGee was a trustee at the Sundance Institute and is the president of HBO Video.

Robert Redford is the founder & president for the Sundance Institute and an honorary board member for Green Cross International.

Patricia E. Mitchell is an honorary board member for Green Cross International, a board member for Global Green USA, the vice chair for the Sundance Institute and was the president of CNN Productions.

Global Green USA is a US affiliate for Green Cross International.

Mikhail Gorbachev was the founder for the Green Cross International, the president of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), a general secretary for the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and an advisory board member for the Wheelchair Foundation.

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt is an advisory board member for the Wheelchair Foundation and the chair for the Roosevelt Institute.

Jonathan Soros is a senior fellow at the Roosevelt Institute, George Soros’s son and was the vice chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

George Soros is Jonathan Soros’s father, the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and a benefactor for the Human Rights Watch. 

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Roosevelt Institute, the Human Rights Watch and the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Marie M. Warburg is a director at the Human Rights Watch and was a director at the American Council on Germany.

David M. Rubenstein was a director at the American Council on Germany and a benefactor for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Henry A. Kissinger was a director at the American Council on Germany and was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank). 

Walter Isaacson is the president & CEO for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and was the chairman & CEO for CNN.

Ted Turner was the founder of CNN and an honorary board member for Green Cross International.

Global Green USA is a US affiliate for Green Cross International.

Mikhail Gorbachev was the founder for the Green Cross International, the president of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), a general secretary for the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, an advisory board member for the Wheelchair Foundation and a friend of Stephen F. Cohen.

Stephen F. Cohen was a friend of Mikhail Gorbachev, married to Katrina vanden Heuvel and a contributing editor for The Nation.

Tom Hayden was an editorial board member for The Nation and married to Jane Fonda A.K.A. Hanoi Jane.

Jane Fonda Jane Fonda A.K.A. Hanoi Jane was married to Tom Hayden &

Ted Turner.

Ted Turner was married to Jane Fonda Jane Fonda A.K.A. Hanoi Jane, the founder of CNN, an honorary board member for Green Cross International and a co-chairman for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Warren E. Buffett is an adviser at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), Susan A. Buffett & Howard G. Buffett’s & father and was a director for the Washington Post Co.

Washington Post Co. was the owner of the Washington Post.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Robert Kagan was a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and is a columnist for the Washington Post.

Gregory B. Craig is a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), was a lawyer for the Washington Post, a director of policy planning for the U.S. Department of State and the White House counsel for the Barack Obama administration.

Murrey Marder was a reporter for the Washington Post and covered the Alger Hiss trial for Washington Post.

Alger Hiss - New Deal (Past Research)

Friday, May 30, 2014

http://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/05/alger-hiss-new-deal.html

Alger Hiss’s trial was covered by Murrey Marder a reporter for the Washington Post, was a director, Office of Special Political Affairs for the U.S. Department of State, and the president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

German Marshall Fund of the United States (think tank) was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Karen Donfried was the EVP for German Marshall Fund of the United States (think tank) and the senior director for European affairs at the National Security Council for the Barack Obama administration.

Michael B.G. Froman was a fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States (think tank), an assistant to the president for the Barack Obama administration and is Barack Obama’s law school friend.

John F. Harris is a trustee at the German Marshall Fund of the United States (think tank) and the editor in chief for Politico.

Resources: Past Research

Trump Blasts Politico: ‘Some of the Most Dishonest People I Have Ever Dealt With’ (Past Research on Politico)

Thursday, November 5, 2015

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2015/11/trump-blasts-politico-some-of-most.html

Politico Writer Shares Gif of Himself Burning American Flag (Past Research on Politico & the Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation)

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2013/11/politico-writer-shares-gif-of-himself.html

Politico Yanks Cartoon Over Claims of Antisemitism (Connecting the Dots: Politico The Washington Free Beacon & The Carnegie/Soros Network) (Past Research on Politico)

Sunday, March 29, 2026

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2026/03/politico-yanks-cartoon-over-claims-of.html

CBS tweet about being 'ready to worship' Satanic Sam Smith raises eyebrows: 'Compromised by evil' (Connecting the Dots: CBS, Pfizer, Paley Center for Media & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on CBS)

Monday, February 6, 2023

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2023/02/cbs-tweet-about-being-ready-to-worship.html

Savannah Guthrie Leads to Replace Disgraced Brian Williams (Past Research on NBC)

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2015/02/savannah-guthrie-leads-to-replace.html

Charleston: CNN’s Sick Pattern of Using the Dead as Political Weapons Against the Right (Past Research on CNN)

Saturday, June 20, 2015

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2015/06/charleston-cnns-sick-pattern-of-using.html

Report: EPA Poised to Repeal Power Plant Carbon Standards (Connecting the Dots: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Michael Bloomberg & The Carnegie/Soros Network) (Past Research on the Carnegie Corporation of New York)

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2026/09/report-epa-poised-to-repeal-power-plant.html

Trump Names Former Goldman Partner, Soros Money Manager As Finance Chairman (Past Research on the Robin Hood Foundation)

Friday, May 6, 2016

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/05/trump-names-former-goldman-partner.html

Only Made Possible Though Networking (Past Research on the Washington Post)

Monday, June 9, 2014

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/06/only-made-possible-though-networking.html

The Ghost Armada (Connecting the Dots: United Against Nuclear Iran, Antony Blinken, Iran, The Center for Strategic and International Studies, The View, Kamala Harris, Hunter Biden & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on the New America Foundation)

Thursday, June 19, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-ghost-armada-connecting-dots-united.html

Comcast Spins Off NBCUniversal Cable Channels in $7B Move (Connecting the Dots: NBCUniversal, MSNBC, The Comcast Corporation & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on NBCUniversal)

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2024/11/comcast-spins-off-nbcuniversal-cable.html

Istook: Democrat Will Be 'Sacrificial Lamb' for Coburn Seat (Past Research on Kappa Sigma)

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/01/istook-democrat-will-be-sacrificial.html

“Tear Down This Wall” (Connecting the Dots: Mikhail Gorbachev, Wheelchair Foundation, Roosevelt Institute, Green Cross International, Global Green USA & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Mikhail Gorbachev & the Green Cross International)

Monday, January 6, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/01/tear-down-this-wall-connecting-dots.html